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Review
. 2005 Jan;11(1):119-22.
doi: 10.3201/eid1101.040523.

Mycobacterium lentiflavum infection in immunocompetent patient

Chiara Molteni  1 , Lidia Gazzola, Miriam Cesari, Alessandra Lombardi, Franco Salerno, Enrico Tortoli, Luigi Codecasa, Valeria Penati, Fabio Franzetti, Andrea Gori
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Mycobacterium lentiflavum infection in immunocompetent patient

Chiara Molteni et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Jan.

Abstract

Mycobacterium lentiflavum is a recently described nontuberculous mycobacterium that has mainly clinical importance in young children with cervical lymphadenitis and in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of chronic pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient. Our observation confirms clinical, diagnostic, and treatment difficulties in the management of M. lentiflavum infection.

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A) Pulmonary computed tomographic scan representation of Mycobacterium lentiflavum lesions. Radiologic image shows the appearance of a widespread reticulonodular alteration and an opacity in the left middle lobe. B) Chest radiograph evolution after 3 months of treatment shows a sustained improvement of the radiologic alterations to the left pulmonary middle lobe.
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