Mycobacterium iranicum bacteremia and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mycobacterium iranicum has recently been recognised as an opportunistic human pathogen. Although infectious conditions represent frequent triggers for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections are rarely associated with this entity. To this date, M. iranicum infection has never been reported in France, has never been associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and has never been found to be multi-resistant on standardized antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Case presentation

We report a case of a French Caucasian man with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in the context of M. iranicum bacteraemia and Hodgkin's disease. We review available data concerning M. iranicum antimycobacterial susceptibility testing and

SUBMITTER: Grandjean Lapierre S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5549388 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature