TB Research

Disseminated <i>Mycobacterium szulgai</i> in an immunocompromised patient

Akanksha Verma, Laura Shevy, Abu Baker Sheikh, David L. Clanon

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings · 2022-07

Abstract

Mycobacterium szulgai is a nontuberculous pathogen found in the environment that rarely affects immunocompetent hosts but can cause multiorgan disease in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we report a rare case of disseminated M. szulgai in an immunocompromised patient with a liver transplant and drug-induced neutropenia who initially presented with cutaneous lesions on his arms and right upper extremity joint pain.

MeSH terms

  • Neutropenia
  • Medicine
  • Nontuberculous mycobacteria
  • Pathogen
  • Mycobacterium
  • Immunosuppression
  • Disease
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Immunology
  • Dermatology