Mycobacterium fortuitum-related lymphadenitis associated with the varicella-zoster virus

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Kleber Giovanni Luz¹  Maria Helena Marques Fonseca De Britto¹  Domitila Costa De Farias¹  Mayara Varaschim Almeida¹  Nastassja Morgana De Sousa Figueirêdo¹  Paula De Medeiros Nacácio E Silva¹ 

关键词: Lymphadenitis;    Non-tuberculous mycobacteria;    Varicella-zoster virus;    Mycobacterium fortuitum;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0166-2013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is an uncommon manifestation in immunocompetent individuals. Here, we report a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a previously healthy 9-year-old patient who developed cervical lymphadenitis evolving to a suppurative ulcer associated with a varicella-zoster virus infection. We discuss the relationship between the varicella-zoster virus and the immune response of the host as an explanation for the unusual progression of the case.

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