CareLit Fachartikel

Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium tilburgii in an immunocompromized host: A case analysis and review of the literature

J Welling, U Greinert, H Schultz, S Aries, R Hörster, E Richter, C Lange · Pneumologie · 2008 · Heft 04

Dokument
1047097
CareLit-ID
Jahr
2008
Publikation
PDF
nein
Metadaten
DOI
ja
zitierfähig

Bibliografische Angaben

Zeitschrift
Pneumologie
Autor:innen
J Welling, U Greinert, H Schultz, S Aries, R Hörster, E Richter, C Lange
Ausgabe
Heft 04 / 2008
Seiten
–
Erschienen: 2008-04-07 00:00:00
ISSN
0934-8387
DOI
10.1055/s-2008-1074335

Zusammenfassung

A 42 y. o. male HIV-seropositive (CDC B3, viral load 277 HIV-RNA copies/ml; 32 CD4+ T-cells/microL) patient presented with a 6 months history of 10kg weight loss and intermittend diarrhea. An outpatient computed tomography revelead thoracic and abdominal lymphadenopathy and ultrasound guided transbronchial mediastinal lymphnode (LN) fine needle biopsy showed massive numbers of acid-fast bacilli (AFBs) on direct smears. With a presumptive diagnosis of LN tuberculosis the patient was referred to our hospital for the initiation of antituberculous drug treatment. However, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) specific nu…

Schlagworte

Diagnosis Diarrhea Biopsy Bronchoalveolar Lavage Azithromycin Blood Pneumologie