First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense lymphadenitis

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan;47(1):268-70. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00890-08. Epub 2008 Nov 19.

Abstract

Mycobacterium heckeshornense is a slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium first characterized in 2000. It is reported to cause lung disease and tenosynovitis. We report a case of isolated massive axillary lymphadenopathy in an elderly woman, where histology showed necrotizing granulomata and M. heckeshornense was isolated as the causative organism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Axilla / pathology
  • Female
  • Granuloma / microbiology
  • Granuloma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lymphadenitis / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium / classification
  • Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology
  • Necrosis / microbiology
  • Necrosis / pathology