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An Unusual Case of a Cervical Mass Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection [PDF]

The Permanente Journal, 2008
Mycobacterium fortuitum, of the class of nontuberculous mycobacteria, rarely causes cervical lymphadenopathy and head and neck masses. However, we treated a woman with a neck mass that was indeed caused by a mycobacterial infection. Our case is unique in that prompt recognition of the infection and treatment with antimicrobials averted surgery ...
Hien, Nguyen, Connie, Le, Hanh, Nguyen
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Pseudotumor of the skin due to Mycobacterium genavense

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Mycobacterium genavense is a rare type of nontuberculous Mycobacterium that has been reported to cause disseminated infections in patients who are immunocompromised. Because M.
Suguru Kurosawa, Keisuke Imafuku, Sho Nakakubo, Sumio Iwasaki, Takanori Teshima, Hideki Goto, Hideyuki Ujiie   +6 more
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Cutaneous Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections at a National Specialized Hospital in China

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2019
To identify the microorganism distribution clinical characteristics and management of cutaneous Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infectious diseases in the past 10 years we collected and analyzed the patient records of all ...
Youming Mei, Wenyue Zhang, Ying Shi, Haiqin Jiang, Zhiming Chen, Santosh Chokkakula, Siyu Long, Chun Pan, Hongsheng Wang   +8 more
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A hidden threat: a case of relapsed disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection and its therapeutic challenges [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). We present the case of a 57-year-old female on immunosuppressive therapy for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) who developed disseminated M.
K. G. Egan, L. Duffy, C. Fleming, P. McGettrick, P. McGettrick, E. G. Muldoon, E. G. Muldoon, C. Kelly, C. Kelly, J. Woo, J. Woo, E. Kilbride, J. Butler, R. Storey, C. Quinlan, C. Quinlan, E. McDermott, J. Hunter, C. Mejia-Chew, C. Mejia-Chew   +19 more
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Skin and soft tissue infection by Mycobacterium intracellulare in an immunocompetent patient

IDCases, 2020
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections still represent a large group of insidious diseases hard to deal with. Traditionally, immunocompromised patients suffer from NTM infections, especially with respiratory involvement or disseminated diseases due
Alessio Pampaloni, Salvatore Tosto, Maria Elena Locatelli, Adele Gentile, Daniele Scuderi, Andrea Marino, Federica Cosentino, Vittoria Moscatt, Giuseppe Nunnari, Bruno Cacopardo   +9 more
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Mycobacterium goodii Infections Associated with Surgical Implants at Colorado Hospital

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
From February to October 2003, Mycobacterium goodii wound infections were identified among three patients who received surgical implants at a Colorado hospital.
Dayna Devon Ferguson, Ken Gershman, Bette J. Jensen, Matthew J. Arduino, Mitch Yakrus, Robert C. Cooksey, Arjun Srinivasan   +6 more
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Post-Laparoscopic Wound Infection Caused by Scotochromogenic Nontuberculous Mycobacterium

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011
Nontuberculous mycobacteria are known to produce soft-tissue infections following surgical procedures. We report a non-healing surgical wound infection caused by a scotochromogenic nontuberculous mycobacterium, possibly Mycobacterium flavescens, which was earlier thought to be saprophytic. This organism was isolated from the wound discharge at the site
Sethi, Sunil, Gupta, Vikas, Bhattacharyya, Sayan, Sharma, Meera   +3 more
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[Nontuberculous Mycobacterium pulmonary infection with pleural effusion caused by Mycobacterium kansasii].

Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis], 1993
A 28 year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of fever, cough and chest pain. A chest X-ray film taken on admission showed infiltrate in the left upper lung field with ipsilateral pleural effusion. Microscopical examinations of stained specimens of sputa and pleural effusions disclosed no acid-fast bacilli.
IGARI, Hidetoshi, Kikuchi, Norio
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Skin and soft tissue infection of Nontuberculous mycobacterium after injection lipolysis

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023
AbstractBackgroundInjection lipolysis is used for body and face contouring due to its minimal invasiveness and cost‐effectiveness, but related complications such as nontuberculous mycobacterium infection significantly affect its clinical application.AimsThis study aimed to review the literature on NTM infection after injection lipolysis.MethodsWe ...
Yi, Yang, Shiyi, Li, Lixia, Zhang, Huijuan, Fu, Guiwen, Zhou, Minliang, Chen   +5 more
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Port-site Infections by Nontuberculous Mycobacterium: A Retrospective Clinico-Microbiological Study

The International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2017
Background: Port-site infection (PSI) is a prevailing, chronic, nagging, treatment refractory complication of laparoscopic surgery (LS). It neutralizes the advantages of minimally invasive surgery and increases morbidity, treatment cost of patient, leading to loss of confidence on operating surgeon.
Roumi Ghosh, Soumen Das, Asmita De, Harish Kela, Makhan Lal Saha, Prasanta Kumar Maiti   +5 more
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