Lymphadenopathy caused by Mycobacterium colombiense

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 May;46(5):1885-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01441-07. Epub 2008 Feb 27.

Abstract

We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with lymphadenopathy caused by the recently described species Mycobacterium colombiense. M. colombiense is a nonpigmented slow grower that is included in the Mycobacterium avium complex. Partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used for species identification.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Diseases / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex / classification*
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex / isolation & purification*
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology*
  • Neck / diagnostic imaging
  • Neck / pathology
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S