Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient

Malakoplakia in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient with disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection presented with a large pelvic mass that caused organ dysfunction from mimicking a tumor. Malakoplakia is a rare, chronic granulomatous abnormal host response toward infectious agents...

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Autores principales: Chitasombat, Maria Nina, Wattanatranon, Duangkamon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4603441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483613
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S31751
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description Malakoplakia in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient with disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection presented with a large pelvic mass that caused organ dysfunction from mimicking a tumor. Malakoplakia is a rare, chronic granulomatous abnormal host response toward infectious agents, presenting as a tumor-like lesion. This is the first report of pelvic malakoplakia after disseminated M. simiae infection in an AIDS patient.
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spelling pubmed-46034412015-10-19 Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient Chitasombat, Maria Nina Wattanatranon, Duangkamon Clin Med Insights Case Rep Case Report Malakoplakia in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient with disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection presented with a large pelvic mass that caused organ dysfunction from mimicking a tumor. Malakoplakia is a rare, chronic granulomatous abnormal host response toward infectious agents, presenting as a tumor-like lesion. This is the first report of pelvic malakoplakia after disseminated M. simiae infection in an AIDS patient. Libertas Academica 2015-10-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4603441/ /pubmed/26483613 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S31751 Text en © 2015 the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article published under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 3.0 license.
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Chitasombat, Maria Nina
Wattanatranon, Duangkamon
Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient
title Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient
title_full Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient
title_fullStr Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient
title_full_unstemmed Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient
title_short Disseminated Mycobacterium Simiae with Pelvic Malakoplakia in an AIDS Patient
title_sort disseminated mycobacterium simiae with pelvic malakoplakia in an aids patient
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4603441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483613
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S31751
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