Mycobacterium avium-avium-associated typhlitis mimicking appendicitis in an immunocompetent host
| Autor: | Sutthichai Sae-tia, Mona K. Gahunia, Jerome Santoro, Helen C. Azzam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
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biology business.industry Respiratory infection General Medicine Disease medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Appendicitis Microbiology Pathogenesis Typhlitis Lung disease Immunology Mycobacterium avium avium medicine Humans Disseminated disease Female business Immunocompetence Mycobacterium Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of the medical sciences. 337(3) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9629 |
| Popis: | Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) primarily causes respiratory infection in patients with underlying lung disease or disseminated disease in immunocompromised patients. We report a unique case of MAC disease in the terminal ileum of a healthy patient, mimicking appendicitis. This case emphasizes the need to further explore MAC pathogenesis in immunocompetent hosts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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