Mycobacterium Kansasii Infection and Microscopic Polyangiitis: An Unexpected Association

Mycobacterium kansasii (M. kansasii) is a nontuberculous mycobacterium, which mainly infects the lungs in immunocompromised patients. We present here the case of a 27-year-old immunocompetent patient who developed pulmonary-renal syndrome, manifested with lung cavitation, miliary nodules, and necrot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alnaser, Ammar, Parperis, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30131924
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2831

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30131924
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2831

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