Disseminated Mycobacterium Haemophilum Infection Masquerading as Erythema Nodosum and Avascular Necrosis in an Immunocompromised Host
| Autor: | Dina S. Parekh, Matthew D. Eberly, Allison M. W. Malloy, Michelle S Flores, David R. Stagliano, Benjamin R. Smith, Nicholas F Logemann, Ellen M. Chung, Rebecca Sainato |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Erythema nodosum integumentary system biology business.industry Lymphoblastic Leukemia 030106 microbiology Avascular necrosis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Mycobacterium haemophilum 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Immunity Immunology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine skin and connective tissue diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 26:e19-e21 |
| ISSN: | 1536-9943 1056-9103 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000568 |
| Popis: | Mycobacterium haemophilum is likely an underrecognized cause of infection among patients with deficits in their cell-mediated immunity. Despite its name, which translates to “blood loving,” it remains unclear whether hyperferritinemic patients are also at higher risk of this infection. We present a 24-year-old woman with disseminated M. haemophilum infection who has hyperferritinemia and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission and was initially misdiagnosed as having erythema nodosum and avascular necrosis. This report highlights the clinical and histological similarities of M. haemophilum and erythema nodosum, discusses some diagnostic peculiarities, and also reviews similar cases within the literature. |
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