Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare pathogen, frequently found in water, soil, animals and plant materials, It can cause infections involving skin, soft tissue and skeletal system after direct inoculation of the pathogen through surgical traumas, Punctu...
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare pathogen, frequently found in water, soil, animals and plant materials, It can cause infections involving skin, soft tissue and skeletal system after direct inoculation of the pathogen through surgical traumas, Punctures and injections. We report a case of infrapatellar bursitis caused by M. fortuitum in an immunocompetent, 42-year-o1d female, which occurred after bicycle trauma. She experienced marked improvement after surgical excision and debridement of the wound site and antimicrobial therapy.