Mycobacterium avium complex peritonitis in the setting of cirrhosis: case report and review of the literature

Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(8):615-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540410017626.

Abstract

Mycobacterium avium complex is a rare cause of peritonitis. We report here the fourth case in the literature of MAC peritonitis associated with cirrhosis in the absence of AIDS, and discuss the possibility of different etiologies in persons with and without AIDS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium avium / isolation & purification*
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / complications
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / complications
  • Peritonitis / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents