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Table 1 Summary of reported cases of M. haemophilum osteomyelitis in the world literature.

From: Mycobacterium haemophilum osteomyelitis: case report and review of the literature

Country (Year)

Age/Sex

Underlying Disease(s)

Anatomic site

Therapy (duration)

Outcome

Reference(s)

Australia (1979)

58/M

Lymphoma

foot

INH, RIF, ETH (N/A)

Partial response

[22]

Australia (1979)

55/F

Renal transplant

ankle

INH, RIF, ETH (N/A)

Died

[22]

Australia (1990)

39/M

AIDS, Hodgkin's disease

foot

AK, CIP, DOX, RIF (10 weeks)

Cure

[6, 25]

Brazil (2000)

30/M

AIDS

elbow

N/A

N/A

[9]

France (1982)

48/M

Renal transplant

finger

Surgery; MIN, ERY (> 2 months)

Cure

[27]

France (1984)

48/M

Renal transplant

ankle

RIF, MIN (N/A)

Cure

[2, 7, 27]

France (1992)

N/A

AIDS

fingers, toes, tibia, elbow, thoracic vertebrae

INH, RIF, ETH (N/A)

No improve-ment

[6, 32]

Germany (2002)

53/F

AIDS

tibia

ETH, RIF, CLR

Cure

[33]

USA (1983)

N/A

Cardiac transplant

wrist, lower extremity

No treatment

Death from chronic graft rejection

[2, 5, 17]

USA (1984)

30/F

Renal transplant AIDS

hand

INH, RIF, ETH, MIN (N/A)

Died

[2]

USA (1990)

37M

AIDS

ankle

RIF, ETH. CIP, AK, DOX (14 months)

Cure

[6, 7, 10, 26, 28]

USA (1990)

38/M

AIDS

N/A

AK, CIP, EMB, RIF (N/A)

Resolved

[7, 11]

USA (1990)

49/M

AIDS

tibia

INH, RIF, ETH, CIP, CLO, AK (N/A)

Died

[6]

USA (1990)

77/M

T-cell lymphoma

hand

Surgery (curettage only)

Relapse; Died from lymphoma complica-tions

[2]

USA (1991)

32/F

AIDS

N/A

CLR, MIN, RIF (N/A)

Improved; responded then relapsed

[7, 11]

USA (1991)

32/F

AIDS

arm

CIP, INH, RIF, PZA (N/A)

Resolution

[11]

USA (1991)

30/M

AIDS

N/A

AK, CLR, CLO, ETH, INH, RIF (N/A)

Responded then relapsed

[7, 11]

USA (1991)

51/M

AIDS

N/A

CIP, DOX, ETH, INH, PZA, RIF (N/A)

Resolved

[7, 11]

USA (1991)

37/M

AIDS

N/A

AK, DOX (N/A)

Died

[11]

USA (1992)

44/M

AIDS

tibia; fibula

AK, CIP, CLO, ETH, INH, RIF (N/A)

Responded then relapsed

[6, 7, 18]

USA (1992)

30/F

AIDS

3rd finger; calcaneous

RIF, CIP, DOX, AK (17 months)

Cure

[6, 26]

USA (1992)

21/F

AIDS

tibia

MIN, RIF (N/A)

Responded

[2, 6, 19]

USA (1993)

29/F

AML, BMT

N/A

CIP, CLR, RB (6 months)

Cure

[2, 10, 12]

USA (1993)

33/M

AIDS

lower extremity

ETH, CLR, CIP, AK (N/A)

Died of AIDS complica-tions

[2]

USA (1994)

35/M

AIDS

N/A

CIP, CLR, RYF (5 months)

Unknown

[10]

USA (1994)

41/M

AIDS

olecranon

RIF, INH, PYZ (N/A)

Resolved in 9 months

[6, 24]

USA (1996)

46/M

AIDS

foot

CIP, RB, CYC, AZI

Improved after treatment

[20]

USA (1997)

20/M

Cardiac transplant

olecranon

CLR, RIF (N/A)

Cure

[5, 23]

USA (1998)

36/M

AIDS

femur

N/A

N/A

[21]

USA (2000)

47/F

AA, BMT

N/A

CIP, CLR, DOX, RYF (> 6 months)

Improved

[10]

USA (1993)

33/M

AIDS

lower extremity

ETH, CLR, CIP, AK (N/A)

Died of AIDS complica-tions

[2]

  1. AA, Aplastic anemia; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AK, amikacin; AML, acute myelocytic leukemia; AZI, azithromycin; BMT, bone marrow transplant; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CLO, clofazamine; CLR, clarithromycin; CYC, cycloserine; DOX, doxycycline; ETH, ethambutol; INH, isoniazid; MIN, minocycline; PYZ, pyrazinamide; RB, rifabutin; RIF, rifampin; RYF, rifamycin (rifampin or rifabutin). N/A = information not available.