Mycobacterium kansasii osteomyelitis in a patient with AIDS on highly active antiretroviral therapy

Skeletal infections with atypical mycobacteria are usually a manifestation of advanced HIV disease with most patients having CD4 counts of less than 100 cells/mm3. We report a case of Mycobacterium kansasii vertebral osteomyelitis on highly active antiretroviral therapy with a CD4 count of 320 cells/mm3 and viral load below the level of detection at the onset.