Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in a renal transplant patient with inflammatory bowel disease

Dermatol Online J. 2017 Sep 15;23(9):13030/qt8vs8509k.

Abstract

A 61-year-old immunosuppressed renal transplant patient with inflammatory bowel disease presented with tender pink nodules on the trunk and extremities. An initial biopsy was suggestive of metastatic Crohn disease, but after disease persistence, a second biopsy revealed disseminated Mycobacterium haemophilum. Atypical mycobacterial infections should be considered in immunosuppressed patients. This case highlights the complexities of diagnosing such infections in patients with an underlying granulomatous condition and the particular growth requirements of M. haemophilum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Crohn Disease / complications
  • Crohn Disease / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium Infections / pathology
  • Mycobacterium haemophilum*
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / pathology

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents