An Unexpected Visitor

The case study of a 48-year-old man with AIDS presenting with shortness of breath and a 2-month history of a facial lesion is presented and discussed. A sputum culture revealed an opportunistic infection of Mycobacterium kansasii.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 2007-05, Vol.120 (5), p.415-416
Hauptverfasser:	Kaplan, Richard, MD, González, Esteban, MD, Rebolledo, Paulina, MD, Franco-Paredes, Carlos, MD, MPH
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences Case studies Drug Therapy, Combination General aspects Humans Infections Internal Medicine Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy Mycobacterium kansasii Respiratory diseases Skin Diseases, Bacterial - drug therapy Skin Diseases, Bacterial - microbiology Sputum - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The case study of a 48-year-old man with AIDS presenting with shortness of breath and a 2-month history of a facial lesion is presented and discussed. A sputum culture revealed an opportunistic infection of Mycobacterium kansasii.
ISSN:	0002-9343 1555-7162
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.03.001