A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection

A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection

The case of a Chinese boy with no medical history, who presented with diarrhea and weight loss of 14-month duration and rashes and fever or 6-month duration, is described. The patient was finally diagnosed with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection by skin biopsy and tissue culture. Thi...

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Main Authors: Kangkang Yu, Li Song, Jiming Zhang, Ning Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121930027X
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spelling doaj-bb2c7f7a03c94fc69af71cca21e8913d2020-11-24T23:09:13ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122019-04-01811011A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infectionKangkang Yu0Li Song1Jiming Zhang2Ning Li3Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaEndoscopy Center, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Corresponding author at: Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai 200040, China.The case of a Chinese boy with no medical history, who presented with diarrhea and weight loss of 14-month duration and rashes and fever or 6-month duration, is described. The patient was finally diagnosed with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection by skin biopsy and tissue culture. This case shows that Mycobacterium avium complex infection should be considered even in an immunocompetent patient with diarrhea and skin lesions. Keywords: Diarrhea, Weight loss, Mycobacterium avium complexhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121930027X
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Li Song
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Ning Li
A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Li Song
Jiming Zhang
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title A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection
title_short A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection
title_full A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection
title_fullStr A young boy with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection
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series International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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publishDate 2019-04-01
description The case of a Chinese boy with no medical history, who presented with diarrhea and weight loss of 14-month duration and rashes and fever or 6-month duration, is described. The patient was finally diagnosed with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection by skin biopsy and tissue culture. This case shows that Mycobacterium avium complex infection should be considered even in an immunocompetent patient with diarrhea and skin lesions. Keywords: Diarrhea, Weight loss, Mycobacterium avium complex
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