Successful treatment of mycobacterium ulcerans osteomyelitis with minor surgical debridement and prolonged rifampicin and ciprofloxacin therapy: A case report

Abstract

Introduction: Treatment for osteomyelitis-complicating Mycobacterium ulcerans infection typically requires extensive surgery and even amputation, with no reported benefit from adjunctive antibiotics. Case presentation: We report a case of an 87-year-old woman with M. ulcerans osteomyelitis that resolved following limited surgical debridement and 6 months of therapy with rifampicin and ciprofloxacin. Conclusion: M. ulcerans osteomyelitis can be successfully treated with limited surgical debridement and adjunctive oral antibiotics. © 2008 O'Brien et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.