Mycobacterium kansasii scalp abscesses in an AIDS patient

Mycobacterium kansasii infection was first described in association with HIV disease in 1984. The lung is the commonest site of M. kansasii infection in AIDS patients accounting for about 80% of isolates, whilst almost all the remainder have disseminated disease with gut involvement. We describe a h...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 1995-07, Vol.31 (1), p.79-80
Hauptverfasser:	Nandwani, R., Shanson, D.C., Fisher, M., Nelson, M.R., Gazzard, B.G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - drug therapy Abscess - microbiology Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Doxycycline - therapeutic use Homosexuality, Male human immunodeficiency virus Humans Male Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology Mycobacterium kansasii Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - isolation & purification Scalp Dermatoses - drug therapy Scalp Dermatoses - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Mycobacterium kansasii infection was first described in association with HIV disease in 1984. The lung is the commonest site of M. kansasii infection in AIDS patients accounting for about 80% of isolates, whilst almost all the remainder have disseminated disease with gut involvement. We describe a highly unusual clinical presentation of disseminated M. kansasii infection which produced multiple scalp abscesses.
ISSN:	0163-4453 1532-2742
DOI:	10.1016/S0163-4453(95)91705-5