ALLMedicine™ Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection Center

Apr 15th, 2022 - We report a case of Mycobacterium avium complex infection of the retropharyngeal space in a 20-month-old girl. We also summarize the published literature on the pathogenesis and management of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of the retropha...

Dec 1st, 2021 - Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection is an important indicator of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Effective antiretroviral therapy has dramatically red...

Aug 6th, 2021 - BACKGROUND Opportunistic infections are commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Here, we present an interesting case of a patient with poorly controlled human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who presented with multiple opportunistic in...

Jul 21st, 2021 - Overview Ocular manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have historically been common. Although approximately 70-80% of HIV-infected patients have been treated for an HIV-associated eye disorder during their illness, these n...

Jul 21st, 2021 - Ocular manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have historically been common. Although approximately 70-80% of HIV-infected patients have been treated for an HIV-associated eye disorder during their illness, these numbers ha...

Jul 2nd, 2017 - Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and other pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (P-NTM) are ubiquitous organisms that cause isolated pulmonary disease in otherwise healthy patients with yet undefined susceptibilities. Patients typically present ...

Mar 4th, 2008 - Disseminated infection with Mycobacteria avium complex (MAC) is one of the most common systemic bacterial infections in advanced stages of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Current therapy for disseminated MAC infection in HIV patient...

Jun 24th, 2005 - This study will examine the effectiveness of clofazimine in the prophylaxis of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in HIV infected individuals who are at risk to develop this untreatable opportunistic disease. In the absence of truly effective a...

Nov 20th, 2019 - To the Editor: Papulonecrotic tuberculid (PNT) is a cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction to antigenic components of Mycobacterium species, most commonly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to a PubMed search of articles indexed for MEDLINE using.

Dec 13th, 2016 - Case Report A 78-year-old man presented for evaluation of 4 painful keratotic nodules that had appeared on the dorsal aspect of the right thumb, the first web space of the right hand, and the first web space of the left hand. The nodules developed.

Jul 2nd, 2016 - Action Points This analysis of prior clinical trial data demonstrated a relatively low rate of infectious adverse events among those with rheumatoid arthritis taking adalimumab. Be aware that follow-up for individuals was relatively short -- longe...

Jun 5th, 2015 - Action Points Note that this study of administrative data found that the death rate after AIDS-defining illnesses has dropped sharply in the past 30 years. The rate remains higher than some might expect, however, with 35% of patients dying within ...

Abstract BACKGROUND Morbidity and mortality associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is most often related to associated opportunistic infections. OBJECTIVE To review the prophylaxis of commo.