Cutaneous Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection in an HIV+ patient mimicking histoid leprosy.
Am J Dermatopathol
; 27(1): 39-41, 2005 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15677976
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous infections with Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI) are uncommon in healthy patients but may arise in those with underlying immunocompromise, including patients with HIV. Their clinical manifestations are protean. We report an AIDS patient with a cutaneous MAI infection that clinically and histopathologically mimicked histoid leprosy, a presentation not previously described in this population.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hanseníase Virchowiana
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Complexo Mycobacterium avium
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Infecção por Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
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Dermatopatias Bacterianas
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article