Mycobacterium genavense infection, a rare nontuberculous mycobacteria infection, occurs in heavily immunocompromised patients (i.e., those with advanced HIV disease, genetic disorders, or acquired immunologic disorders and those undergoing immunosuppressive therapy). We report a case of disseminated M. genavense infection preceding Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient without obvious risk factors for this infection.
- Trauth, J.
- Discher, T.
- Fritzenwanker, M.
- Imirzalioglu, C.
- Arnold, T.
- Steiner, D.
- Richter, E.
- Crisponi, L.
- Grimbacher, B.
- Herold, S.
Keywords
- *Hodgkin Disease/diagnosis
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- *Mycobacterium/genetics
- *Mycobacterium Infections
- *Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnosis/drug therapy
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/genetics
- *Germany
- *Hodgkin lymphoma
- *Mycobacterium genavense
- *cervical lymphadenopathy
- *nontuberculous Mycobacterium
- *tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
- *zoonoses
