Mycobacterium genavense and Cutaneous Disease in AIDS
Authors: Sandra Fournier
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1998)

Letters1 March 1998Mycobacterium genavense and Cutaneous Disease in AIDSSandra Fournier, Gilles Pialoux, and Veronique VincentSandra FournierHopital de l'Institut Pasteur; Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur; Paris, France, Gilles PialouxHopital de l'Institut Pasteur; Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur; Paris, France, and Veronique VincentHopital de l'Institut Pasteur; Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur; Paris, FranceAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-5-199803010-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:A 49-year-old male homosexual patient with AIDS was hospitalized in April 1996 with chronic diarrhea. He had a history of pulmonary pneumocystosis and cryptococcal meningitis. Although blood and stool specimens revealed the presence of acid-fast bacilli, cultures (Bactec, radiometric method, Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems, Sparks, Maryland) remained negative. Treatment with clarithromycin (1 g/d) and ethambutol (1200 mg/d) was instituted under the hypothesis that the patient had Mycobacterium avium complex infection.The patient was admitted again in June 1996 with abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and weight loss. Physical examination showed multiple swelling and painful cutaneous nodules on ...References1. Hirschel B, Chang H, Mach N. Fatal infection with a novel unidentified mycobacterium in a man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1990; 323:109-13. Google Scholar2. Pechere M, Opravil M, Wald A, Chave JP, Bessesen M, Sievers A, et al. Clinical and epidemiologic features of infection with Mycobacterium genavense. Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Arch Intern Med. 1995; 155:400-4. Google Scholar3. Street M, Umbert-Millet I, Roberts G, Su W. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of the skin. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991; 24:208-15. Google Scholar4. Dover J, Johnson R. Cutaneous manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Arch Dermatol. 1991; 127:1549-58. Google Scholar5. Bessesen M, Shlay J, Stone-Venohr B, Cohn D, Reves R. Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection: clinical and microbiological features and response to therapy. AIDS. 1993; 7:1357-61. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Sandra Fournier; Gilles Pialoux; Veronique VincentAffiliations: Hopital de l'Institut Pasteur; Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur; Paris, France PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMycobacteriaMycobacteriaNontuberculous Mycobacterial InfectionsMycobacterium genavense InfectionsDisseminated Mycobacterium genavense with pulmonary nodules in a kidney transplant recipient: case report and review of the literatureNontuberculous Mycobacterial InfectionsMycobacteriaAn Official ATS/IDSA Statement: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial DiseasesNewly described or emerging human species of nontuberculous mycobacteriaRecently recognized mycobacteria of clinical significance 1 March 1998Volume 128, Issue 5Page: 409KeywordsAIDSAbdominal painAnemiaBiopsyDiarrheaFeversLesionsMycobacterium haemophilumTemperatureWeight loss ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 March 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...