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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Chaperonin 60
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Chaperonins / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
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Mycobacterium haemophilum / genetics
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Mycobacterium haemophilum / isolation & purification*
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Pyomyositis / etiology*
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Chaperonin 60
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heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium
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Chaperonins