Nontuberculous mycobacterial empyema in an immunocompetent child.

Shah, Ira; Shah, Forum

Shah, Ira; Shah, Forum.

Affiliation

Shah I; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric TB Clinic, B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Shah F; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric TB Clinic, B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol ; 61(1): 141-142, 2018.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29567906

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) species are mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. There are very few reports of NTM in immunocompetent children causing empyema. In this article, we report a 9-year-old immunocompetent girl who presented with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare empyema.

Subject(s)

Empyema/microbiology; Immunocompetence; Mycobacterium avium Complex/isolation & purification; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/diagnosis; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/microbiology; Child; Empyema/immunology; Female; Humans; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/physiopathology

Key words

Children; empyema; immunocompetent; nontuberculous mycobacteria

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mycobacterium avium Complex / Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Empyema / Immunocompetence Limits: Child / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Indian J Pathol Microbiol Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Publication country: IN / INDIA / ÍNDIA

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