Mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary infection in a woman with anorexia nervosa.
IDCases
; 21: e00883, 2020.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32642432
ABSTRACT
A 40-year-old woman with severe anorexia nervosa was found to have a bilateral pulmonary infection with rare atypical mycobacterium Mycobacterium szulgai. Of note, she had no preexisting structural lung disease or history of tuberculosis, smoking, or HIV. Current data suggest that both impaired cell-mediated immunity and altered respiratory mechanics are risk factors for mycobacterial infection in patients with anorexia nervosa.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
IDCases
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States