Mycobacterium genavense invasive infection in two children with AIDS: Long-term followup
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 154 (S4) , S74-S76
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02191511
Abstract
Mycobacterium genavense is a rare cause of opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts. Follow up of two cases ofM. genavense invasive infection in children with haemophilia A and AIDS are presented. One patient died 18 months after diagnosis ofM. genavense infection of an indirectly related cause, probably ofPneumocystis carinii pneumonia. The second patient still attends our outpatient clinic and the infection is under control. Both presented with abdominal lymphomas and pain and a wasting syndrome. A combination of several drugs against atypical mycobacteria is used for treatment.Keywords
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