Open AccessNon-tuberculous mycobacterial soft tissue swelling in an immunocompetent patient
Author(s) -
MurtazaA Calcuttawala,
DakshaS Nirhale,
Anirudhha Kale,
Virendra Athavale
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of dr d y patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.122788
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , mycobacterium , tuberculosis , medicine , immune system , immunology , soft tissue , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome , epidemiology , virology , pathology , antiretroviral therapy , viral load
Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) include those mycobacterium species that are not members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. They assumed significance with the growing pandemic of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) since the 1980s, when Mycobacterium avium infections were found to be associated with AIDS. However, the epidemiology of NTM disease among patients without Human immunodeficiency virus infections is not well documented. We report a case of NTM soft tissue swelling in an immunocompetent 18-year-old male who responded well to local excision and antitubercular treatment
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