Osteomyelitis of the patella caused by Legionella anisa

Martha Cristina Sanchez; Rani Sebti; Patrice Hassoun; Ciaran Mannion; Andre H Goy; Tatyana Feldman; Anthony Mato; Tao Hong

doi:10.1128/JCM.03190-12

Osteomyelitis of the patella caused by Legionella anisa

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Aug;51(8):2791-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03190-12. Epub 2013 Jun 12.

Authors

Martha Cristina Sanchez¹, Rani Sebti, Patrice Hassoun, Ciaran Mannion, Andre H Goy, Tatyana Feldman, Anthony Mato, Tao Hong

Affiliation

¹ Microbiology and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NY, USA.

Abstract

A 51-year-old man with a history of stage IV angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma was diagnosed with osteomyelitis of the patella. Legionella anisa was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and culture. The patient had pneumonia 2 months prior to this osteomyelitis episode. L. anisa was retrospectively detected in his lung tissue by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and was considered the source of the L. anisa that caused his patella osteomyelitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Humans
Legionella / classification
Legionella / genetics
Legionella / isolation & purification*
Legionellosis / diagnosis*
Legionellosis / microbiology
Legionellosis / pathology
Lymphoma, T-Cell / complications
Male
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
Osteomyelitis / microbiology
Osteomyelitis / pathology
Patella / microbiology*
Patella / pathology
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S