Case Report

Nine-Year Progression of Untreated Pulmonary Mycobacterium szulgai Infection

A 58-year-old man was seen with complaints of fevers, night sweats, weight loss, and multiple bilateral cavitary lung lesions. Mycobacterium szulgai with nearly identical antibiograms grew from separate sputum specimens 9 years apart. He was treated with a combination of clarithromycin and ethambutol with clinical, microbiologic, and radiographic resolution of…

Posted in: clarithromycin 2 Mycobacterium 2 Mycobacterium szulgai 2

Case Report

Disseminated Mycobacterium avium intracellulare Infection in an “Immunocompetent” Host

We are reporting the case of a 37-year-old immunocompetent patient who presented with anterior chest wall swelling, jaw swelling and pain, back pain, night sweats, and unintentional weight loss. He underwent mediastinoscopy with lymph node biopsy, which revealed caseating and noncaseating granuloma and special stains positive for acid-fast bacteria. Cultures…

Posted in: disseminated 2 HIV 30 immunosuppression 3 infection 11 Mycobacterium 2
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