R-CHOP Chemotherapy for Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease due to Anti-Interferon-Gamma Autoantibodies: A Case Report
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab181
Abstract: Abstract A 77-year-old Japanese man with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease due to anti-interferon-gamma autoantibodies received rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone (R-CHOP) chemotherapy because of non-Hodgkin lymphoma complication. The hepatobiliary nodules due to… read more here.
Keywords: avium complex; disseminated mycobacterium; mycobacterium avium; interferon gamma ... See more keywords
Incidence, Long-Term Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization of Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex From 1992–2015
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx120
Abstract: Abstract Background Despite the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continue to develop late-stage complications including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (DMAC), and death. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: cart; avium complex; long term; disseminated mycobacterium ... See more keywords
Disseminated Mycobacterium hemophilum Presenting as Leprosy-like Cutaneous Lesions in an Immunocompromised Host
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1790
Abstract: Abstract Background Mycobacterium hemophilumis a slow growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium that has predilection for lower temperatures and extremities. It presents commonly as a cutaneous infection but can have a variety of clinical presentations in immunocompromised patients.… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterium; lepromatous leprosy; cutaneous lesions; disseminated mycobacterium ... See more keywords
Re: Disseminated Mycobacterium bovis Infection Post-Kidney Transplant following Remote Intravesical BCG Therapy for Bladder Cancer.
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DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000381
Abstract: available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29809299 Editorial Comment: A rare and potentially fatal complication of intravesical bacillus Calmette-Gu erin (BCG) therapy is BCG induced sepsis. Historically BCG was not recommended in patients in any type of immunocompromised state… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterium bovis; therapy; bcg therapy; disseminated mycobacterium ... See more keywords
A case report of fatal disseminated Mycobacterium colombiense infection in a renal transplant recipient
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DOI: 10.1111/tid.12890
Abstract: We report the first case of disseminated Mycobacterium colombiense infection in a solid organ transplant recipient. Co‐infection with Cryptococcus neoformans led to fatal multisystem organ failure. We review the pathogen and host factors contributing to… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterium colombiense; transplant recipient; infection; colombiense infection ... See more keywords
Disseminated Mycobacterium simiae and Mycobacterium avium infection causing an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a female patient with HIV infection
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241037
Abstract: This case study discusses the management of a disseminated Mycobacterium simiae and Mycobacterium avium infection causing an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a 52-year-old woman with HIV infection. Disseminated M. avium infections have extensively been… read more here.
Keywords: simiae mycobacterium; mycobacterium; mycobacterium simiae; infection ... See more keywords
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-Intracellulare Complex Infection Presenting With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in an AIDS Patient
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DOI: 10.1177/2324709617740904
Abstract: Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infection is one of the relatively common opportunistic infections seen in severely immunocompromised AIDS patients. A constellation of clinical, laboratory, and pathological features involving multiple organ systems are often present… read more here.
Keywords: coagulation; aids patient; infection; disseminated mycobacterium ... See more keywords
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex in an immunocompetent host
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_28_17
Abstract: Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (DMAC) has historically been described in the immunocompromised. The current epidemiologic research suggests that the incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections is increasing. We present a case of DMAC infection manifesting as… read more here.
Keywords: complex immunocompetent; disseminated mycobacterium; avium complex; mycobacterium avium ... See more keywords