RESUMO
Lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is an uncommon manifestation in immunocompetent individuals. Here, we report a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a previously healthy 9-year-old patient who developed cervical lymphadenitis evolving to a suppurative ulcer associated with a varicella-zoster virus infection. We discuss the relationship between the varicella-zoster virus and the immune response of the host as an explanation for the unusual progression of the case.
Assuntos
Herpes Zoster/complicações , Linfadenite/microbiologia , Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas/complicações , Mycobacterium fortuitum , Dermatopatias Bacterianas/complicações , Criança , Feminino , Herpesvirus Humano 3/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Linfadenite/complicações , Mycobacterium fortuitum/isolamento & purificação , Dermatopatias Bacterianas/microbiologiaRESUMO
Lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is an uncommon manifestation in immunocompetent individuals. Here, we report a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a previously healthy 9-year-old patient who developed cervical lymphadenitis evolving to a suppurative ulcer associated with a varicella-zoster virus infection. We discuss the relationship between the varicella-zoster virus and the immune response of the host as an explanation for the unusual progression of the case.
