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- Title
Mycobacterium kumamotonense in the cervical region in an immunocompetent patient, clinical case report in Mexico.
- Authors
Hernández-Solis, Alejandro; González-Villa, Maribel; Ramírez-González, José Ernesto; Colin- Muñoz, Yesenia; Cicero-Sabido, Raúl
- Abstract
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection has increased significantly in recent years, especially in emerging countries. We present the case of a 25-year-old male patient, immunocompetent, with cervical lymphadenopathy, identifying Mycobacterium kumamotonense, a rare species in extrapulmonary forms and with a high drug resistance index.
- Subjects
MEXICO; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; ENDANGERED species; DRUG resistance
- Publication
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 12, p1165
- ISSN
2036-6590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3855/jidc.11935