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| A Case of Mycobacterium genavense Infection that Manifested as an |
| Sang-Man Jin, M.D.1, Jong Sun Park, M.D.1, Hong-Bin Kim, M.D., Ph.D.1, Myoung-don Oh, M.D., Ph.D.1, Kang-Won Choi, M.D., Ph.D.1, Hee-Youn Kim, M.S.2, Yoon-Hoh Kook, M.D., Ph.D.2, and Nam-Joong Kim, M.D., Ph.D.1 |
| Department of Internal Medicine1 and Department of Microbiology2, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
Vol.39 Num.4 (p230~233)
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Mycobacterium genavense, first identified in 1990, is known as a pathogen that mimics disseminated Myocobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infection with particular propensity for the gastrointestinal tract. In Korea, no case with the organism has been reported. Herein we report a case of Mycobacterium genavense infection that manifested with erosive lesion of duodenum in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The patient presented with epigastric pain and fever, diarrhea. Duodenal biopsy showed histiocytic infiltration with numerous acid-fast bacilli. Identification of the mycobacterial isolate by the polymerase chain reaction restriction analysis of 16S rRNA gene revealed Mycobacterium genavense. |
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Keywords : Mycobacterium genavense, HIV, Duodenum |
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