Disseminated Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection in an "immunocompetent" host

South Med J. 2010 Jul;103(7):693-6. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e2116b.

Abstract

We are reporting the case of a 37-year-old immunocompetent patient who presented with anterior chest wall swelling, jaw swelling and pain, back pain, night sweats, and unintentional weight loss. He underwent mediastinoscopy with lymph node biopsy, which revealed caseating and noncaseating granuloma and special stains positive for acid-fast bacteria. Cultures from two different sites surprisingly grew Mycobacterium avium intercellulare (MAI), and a diagnosis of disseminated MAI was made. He was switched from antituberculous treatment to MAI treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence / immunology
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex* / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / immunology
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents