Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Mycobacterium haemophilum is a rare infection that can present in humans as subcutaneous nodules and cutaneous lesions. With a growing number of immunocompromised patients, M. haemophilum infections are becoming more common. Rheumatoid nodules in comparison are very common and can occur in approximately 25% of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Here we discuss a case in a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis who developed subcutaneous nodules that mimicked rheumatoid nodules, but were later determined to be infectious nodules from Mycobacterium haemophilum.
Keywords
case reports, Mycobacterium haemophilum
Disciplines
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Medicine and Health Sciences
Document Type
Poster
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Rheumatoid Nodule Mimicker Mycobacterium Haemophilum: A Case Presentation
Mycobacterium haemophilum is a rare infection that can present in humans as subcutaneous nodules and cutaneous lesions. With a growing number of immunocompromised patients, M. haemophilum infections are becoming more common. Rheumatoid nodules in comparison are very common and can occur in approximately 25% of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Here we discuss a case in a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis who developed subcutaneous nodules that mimicked rheumatoid nodules, but were later determined to be infectious nodules from Mycobacterium haemophilum.