Mycobacterium kansasii Pericarditis as a Presentation of AIDS.

Autor:	Pintado, V., Fortün, J., Casado, J. L., Gómez-Mampaso, E.
Předmět:	MYCOBACTERIAL diseases PERICARDITIS MYCOBACTERIUM AIDS RARE diseases ANTITUBERCULAR agents
Zdroj:	Infection; Feb2001, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p48-50, 3p
Abstrakt:	Mycobacterium kansasii infection is a recognized complication of AIDS and a broad spectrum of extrapulmonary manifestations has been reported. However, AIDS- related M. kansasii pericarditis is an extremely rare disease. We report the first European case of this infection, that presented some different clinical, findings to those previously described in HIV-infected individual. M. kansasii pericarditis was the first AIDS-defining illness presented by the patient The stained smears of pericardial. fluid were negative for acid-fast bacilli and an increased level, of adenosine deaminase was observed in pericardial. fluid. A short course of prednisone therapy was added to antituberculous treatment, with a good clinical, response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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