Hepatic disseminated mycobacterium infection: a case report and a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), considered to be less virulent and being pathogenic. People with normal immune function are less likely to be infected. Systemic disseminated infections that spread to the abdominal tissues and organs such as the liver rarely occur with NTM.

Case description

Here, we perform a literature review and report a rare case of disseminated Mycobacterium fortuitum infection with involvement of the liver and hilar lymph node from a 44-year-old immunocompetent woman. The patient experienced prolonged fever and cholecystolithiasis with cholecystitis. Exploratory laparotomy revealed numerous white nodules covering the liver surface and enlarged lymph nodes in the hepatic hilum. Histopathological analysis showed inflammatory gr

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593037 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature