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- Title
Disseminated mycobacterium genavense infection with central nervous system involvement in an HIV patient: a case report and literature review.
- Authors
Hassanzadeh, Ali; Hasannezhad, Malihe; Abbasian, Ladan; Ghaderkhani, Sara; Ameli, Fereshteh; Allahdadi, Mehdi
- Abstract
Background: Immunodeficient patients, particularly HIV patients, are at risk of opportunistic infections. Nontuberculous mycobacteria can cause severe complications in immunodeficient patients. Case Presentation: We describe a 57-year-old HIV patient, primarily presented with coughs and constitutional symptoms, with a unique Mycobacterium genavense abdominal, pulmonary, and central nervous system infection, accompanied by intracranial masses. Conclusion: The diagnosis of NTM, including M. genavense, must always be considered by clinicians in immunodeficient patients, especially those with HIV, who have a compromised immune system.
- Subjects
CENTRAL nervous system infections; LITERATURE reviews; HIV-positive persons; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; AIDS-related opportunistic infections; OPPORTUNISTIC infections
- Publication
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12879-024-09316-x