Recrudescence of Cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum Lesions Following Tetanus Immunization

Mycobacterium haemophilum is increasingly recognized as a cause of cutaneous, joint, and pulmonary infections in immuno-compromised hosts. We describe a patient with HIV infection and cutaneous lesions due to M. haemophilum who experienced an unusual reaction to a routinely administered tetanus vacc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1999-04, Vol.28 (4), p.919-920
Hauptverfasser:	Gibson, Michael K., Villano, Stephen A., Huff, Carol Ann
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - pathology AIDS/HIV Antiretrovirals Biological and medical sciences Brief Reports HIV Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human viral diseases Humans Immunization Infections Infectious diseases Lesions Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycobacterium haemophilum Mycobacterium Infections - pathology Recurrence Relapse Skin - pathology Skin Diseases, Bacterial - pathology Tetanus Tetanus - prevention & control Tetanus Toxoid - adverse effects Vaccination Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:	Mycobacterium haemophilum is increasingly recognized as a cause of cutaneous, joint, and pulmonary infections in immuno-compromised hosts. We describe a patient with HIV infection and cutaneous lesions due to M. haemophilum who experienced an unusual reaction to a routinely administered tetanus vaccine.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/517245