TB Research

Mycobacterium kumamotonense in the cervical region in an immunocompetent patient, clinical case report in Mexico

Alejandro Hernández-Solís, Maribel Gonzalez‐Villa, José Ernesto Ramírez–González, Yesenia Colín-Muñoz, Raúl Cícero-Sabido

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries · 2019-12

Abstract

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection has increased significantly in recent years, especially in emerging countries. We present the case of a 25-year-old male patient, immunocompetent, with cervical lymphadenopathy, identifying Mycobacterium kumamotonense, a rare species in extrapulmonary forms and with a high drug resistance index.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Mycobacterium
  • Drug resistance
  • Tuberculosis
  • Dermatology
  • Immunology