An Unexpected Visitor

The case study of a 48-year-old man with AIDS presenting with shortness of breath and a 2-month history of a facial lesion is presented and discussed. A sputum culture revealed an opportunistic infection of Mycobacterium kansasii.

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Published inThe American journal of medicine Vol. 120; no. 5; pp. 415 - 416
Main Authors Kaplan, Richard, MD, González, Esteban, MD, Rebolledo, Paulina, MD, Franco-Paredes, Carlos, MD, MPH
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.2007
Elsevier
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Case studies
Drug Therapy, Combination
General aspects
Humans
Infections
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy
Mycobacterium kansasii
Respiratory diseases
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - microbiology
Sputum - microbiology
Human
Medicine
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Summary:The case study of a 48-year-old man with AIDS presenting with shortness of breath and a 2-month history of a facial lesion is presented and discussed. A sputum culture revealed an opportunistic infection of Mycobacterium kansasii.
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ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.03.001