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Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Sul Hee Yi, M.D.1, Jae Huk Choi, M.D.1 , Moon Han Choi, M.D.1, Dong Won Shin, M.D.1, Jong Hyo Choi, M.D.1, Tae Young Kim, M.D.1, Min Hyok Jeon, M.D.1, Eun Suk Koh, M.D.2 and Eun Ju Choo, M.D.1
1Division of infectious Disease, 2Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea
Vol.40 Num.5 (p297~300)
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, especially Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a common opportunistic infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In patients with AIDS, MAC infection more frequently presents as disseminated form rather than localized infection. Disseminated MAC infection is associated with a high mortality rate in patient with AIDS. We report a case of disseminated MAC infection in an AIDS patient involving bone marrow, mediastinal lymph node and lung.
Keywords : Mycobacterium avium complex, AIDS