scholarly journals Palatal Actinomycosis and Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Infected Subject with DisseminatedMycobacterium avium-intracellulareInfection

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuria Ablanedo-Terrazas ◽  
Christopher E. Ormsby ◽  
Gustavo Reyes-Terán
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Kaposi Sarcoma ◽  
Infected Subject ◽  
Complex Condition ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare

ActinomycesandMycobacterium avium-intracellulareare facultative intracellular organisms, members of the bacterial order actinomycetales. AlthoughActinomycescan behave as copathogen when anatomic barriers are compromised, its coinfection withMycobacterium avium-intracellularehas not previously been reported. We present the first reported case of palatal actinomycosis co-infection with disseminated MAC, in an HIV-infected subject with Kaposi sarcoma and diabetes. We discuss the pathogenesis of the complex condition of this subject.

Interferon-  Treatment for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex Bacillemia in Patients with AIDS

1992 ◽  
Vol 166 (3) ◽  
pp. 686-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. Squires ◽  
S. T. Brown ◽  
D. Armstrong ◽  
W. F. Murphy ◽  
H. W. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Interferon Treatment ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare

Intrathoracic Disease Associated With Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex in Otherwise Healthy Children: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 741-742
Author(s):  
Sandeep K. Gupta ◽  
Ben Z. Katz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Human Pathogen ◽  
Cervical Lymphadenitis ◽  
Cervical Adenitis ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare ◽  
Therapeutic Considerations

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a well described human pathogen.1 Less commonly, atypical or nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause disease in humans. Recent studies report that NTM account for one-third of all pathogenic mycobacterial isolates in the United States.2 Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAI) is the most common NTM causing human disease.2 It is also the most common mycobacterial cause of cervical lymphadenitis in children in areas with low endemic rates of MTB infection.3 MAI/NTM infection other than cervical adenitis is unusual in children, except in those that are immunosuppressed.4 Rarely, MAI presents as mediastinal or endobronchial disease in otherwise healthy children.

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM INTRACELLULARE COMPLEX INFECTION IN HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-276
Author(s):  
Joseph Church
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Cd4 T Cell ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare

HIV-infected children are at risk for developing disseminated MAC infection. Children older than 5 years and those with CD4+ T-cell counts <100/mm3 (<100 x 106/liter) are at greatest risk.

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