Mycobacterium kumamotonense in the cervical region in an immunocompetent patient, clinical case report in Mexico | Zendy

Alejandro Hernández-Solís | Zendy; Maribel GonzalezVilla | Zendy; José Ernesto Ramírez–González | Zendy; Yesenia Colín-Muñoz | Zendy; Raúl Cícero-Sabido | Zendy

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Mycobacterium kumamotonense in the cervical region in an immunocompetent patient, clinical case report in Mexico

Author(s) -

Alejandro Hernández-Solís,

Maribel GonzalezVilla,

José Ernesto Ramírez–González,

Yesenia Colín-Muñoz,

Raúl Cícero-Sabido

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11935

Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , cervical lymphadenopathy , mycobacterium , drug resistance , tuberculosis , dermatology , immunology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , disease

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection has increased significantly in recent years, especially in emerging countries. We present the case of a 25-year-old male patient, immunocompetent, with cervical lymphadenopathy, identifying Mycobacterium kumamotonense, a rare species in extrapulmonary forms and with a high drug resistance index.

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