Case of pyomyositis due to Mycobacterium haemophilum in a renal transplant recipient

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Nov;45(11):3847-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01067-07. Epub 2007 Sep 26.

Abstract

We report a case of pyomyositis due to Mycobacterium haemophilum in a renal transplant recipient. M. haemophilum was identified by PCR-mediated sequence analysis of the heat shock protein gene in the DNA of the specimen. The patient was successfully treated with repeated surgical debridement and prolonged antimycobacterial therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Chaperonin 60
  • Chaperonins / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Mycobacterium haemophilum / genetics
  • Mycobacterium haemophilum / isolation & purification*
  • Pyomyositis / etiology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Chaperonin 60
  • heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium
  • Chaperonins