Central Nervous System Infection with Mycobacterium kansasii
Authors: Gary A. Bergen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1993)

Letters1 March 1993Central Nervous System Infection with Mycobacterium kansasiiGary A. Bergen, MD, Bienvenido G. Yangco, MD, and Harold A. Adelman, MDGary A. Bergen, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Bienvenido G. Yangco, MDSearch for more papers by this author, and Harold A. Adelman, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-118-5-199303010-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Atypical mycobacterial infections occur in at least 50% of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We present the first reported case of a central nervous system (CNS) tuberculoma and meningitis caused by disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii.A 42-year-old homosexual white man with AIDS presented with frontal headaches for 2 weeks; confusion and intermittent fever for 1 week; and loss of balance and falling for 1 day. The patient was receiving zidovudine, 600 mg/d. Past medical history included Kaposi sarcoma and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.Physical examination showed thrush, bilateral cervical adenopathy, and Kaposi sarcoma on the chest and ...References1. Bishburg E, Sunderam G, Reichman LB, Kapila R. Central nervous system tuberculosis with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and its related complex. Ann Intern Med. 1986; 105:210-3. Google Scholar2. Gordon SM, Blumberg HM. Mycobacterium kansasii brain abscess in a patient with AIDS (Letter). Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1992; 14: 789-90. Google Scholar3. Woodring JH, Vandiviere HM. Pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria. J Thorac Imaging. 1990; 5:64-76. Google Scholar4. Horsburgh CR Jr, Selik RM. The epidemiology of disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989; 139:4-7. Google Scholar5. Francis PB, Jay SJ, Johanson WG Jr. The course of untreated Mycobacterium kansasii disease. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1975; 111:477-87. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Gary A. Bergen, MD; Bienvenido G. Yangco, MD; Harold A. Adelman, MD PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNon‐Tuberculous Mycobacterial InfectionsMycobacterium kansasii: A Rare Cause of Brain AbscessCentral Nervous System Infection and Cutaneous Lymphadenitis Due to Mycobacterium kansasii in an Immunocompetent PatientOther opportunistic infections of the central nervous system in AIDSNONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONSNontuberculous Mycobacterial InfectionsInfection à Mycobacterium kansasii chez des patients infectés par le virus de l'immunodéficience humaineMycobacterium kansasii scalp abscesses in an AIDS patientNon-tuberculous mycobacterial infections 1 March 1993Volume 118, Issue 5Page: 396KeywordsAIDSBloodCentral nervous systemCerebrospinal fluidComputed axial tomographyIsoniazidKaposi sarcomaLesionsSputumThorax ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 March 1993 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1993 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...