Abdominal cocoon syndrome caused by Mycobacterium bovis from consumption of unpasteurised cow's milk

Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;15(12):1498. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00438-7. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Authors

Ram Venkatesh Anantha¹, Marina I Salvadori², Mohammad H Hussein², Neil Merritt³

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
³ Division of Pediatric Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada. Electronic address: neil.merritt@lhsc.on.ca.

PMID: 26607132
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00438-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Female
Humans
Milk / microbiology*
Mycobacterium Infections / drug therapy
Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
Mycobacterium Infections / pathology
Mycobacterium Infections / surgery
Mycobacterium bovis / pathogenicity*
Mycobacterium bovis / physiology
Peritoneum / drug effects
Peritoneum / microbiology*
Peritoneum / pathology
Peritoneum / surgery

Substances

Antitubercular Agents