Mycobacterium genavense infection, a rare nontuberculous mycobacteria infection, occurs in heavily immunocompromised patients (i.e., those with advanced HIV disease, genetic disorders, or acquired immunologic disorders and those undergoing immunosuppressive therapy). We report a case of disseminated M. genavense infection preceding Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient without obvious risk factors for this infection.
Keywords: Germany; Hodgkin lymphoma; Mycobacterium genavense; cervical lymphadenopathy; nontuberculous Mycobacterium; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria; zoonoses.