A case of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in an immunocompetent man presenting with pericarditis and an HRCT pattern of lymphangitis

Maurizio Marvisi; Emanuele Bassi; Luca Zanlari; Giuseppe Civardi

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2007.08.008

A case of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in an immunocompetent man presenting with pericarditis and an HRCT pattern of lymphangitis

Eur J Intern Med. 2008 Jun;19(4):300-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.08.008. Epub 2008 Jan 30.

Authors

Maurizio Marvisi¹, Emanuele Bassi, Luca Zanlari, Giuseppe Civardi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Fiorenzuola d'Arda Hospital, Fiorenzuola d'Arda(Piacenza), Via Roma 6, Italy. mmarvis@alice.it

PMID: 18471684
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.08.008

Abstract

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections are rare in immunocompetent subjects. We describe the case of a 47-year-old previously healthy man with a Mycobacterium avium complex infection presenting with acute pericarditis and an atypical radiological pattern of lymphangitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lymphangitis / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium avium Complex / isolation & purification*
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / diagnostic imaging*
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / drug therapy
Pericarditis / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome