Disseminated Mycobacterium intracellulare Infection in an Immunocompetent Host / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 452-456, 2012.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-22403
ABSTRACT
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection can occur in immunocompromised patients, and rarely in immunocompetent subjects. Due to the extensive distribution of the disease, clinical presentation of disseminated MAC may mimic malignancies, and thorough examinations are required in order to make accurate diagnosis. We report a case of disseminated Mycobacterium intracellulare disease in an immunocompetent patient, which involved the lung, lymph nodes, spleen, and multiple bones. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography imaging showed multiple hypermetabolic lesions, which are suggestive of typical hematogenous metastasis. However, there was no evidence of malignancy in serial biopsies, and M. intracellulare was repeatedly cultured from respiratory specimens and bones. Herein, we should know that disseminated infection can occur in the immunocompetent subjects, and it can mimic malignancies.
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Assunto principal:
Baço
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Biópsia
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Complexo Mycobacterium avium
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Infecção por Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
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Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Hibridização Genética
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Hidrazinas
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Imunocompetência
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Pulmão
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
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