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J Med Microbiol 58 (2009), 371-373; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.006809-0
© 2009 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 0022-2615

Case Report

Olecranon bursitis secondary to Mycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient receiving infliximab for Behçet's disease

Joanne Malkin1, Anna Shrimpton2, Martin Wiselka3, Michael R. Barer1, Michael Duddridge4 and Nelun Perera1

1 Clinical Microbiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK

2 Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK

3 Infectious Diseases Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK

4 Department of Immunology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK

Correspondence
Joanne Malkin
joanne.malkin{at}uhl-tr.nhs.uk

Received October 2, 2008
Accepted October 29, 2008

We present a case of Mycobacterium kansasii olecranon bursitis in a woman with known immunosuppression secondary to the treatment received for her Behçet's disease. We found only one other case report of olecranon bursitis caused by M. kansasii in the literature, which, unlike our case, presented in an immunocompetent adult following trauma. This case extends the range of opportunistic mycobacterial infections that are associated with anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy.

Abbreviations: anti-TNF, anti-tumour necrosis factor; ATS, American Thoracic Society; BTS, British Thoracic Society; NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria.






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