TY - JOUR
T1 - Disseminated Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex (MAC) disease in a retropositive patient caused by noncompliance of HAART
AU - Dhar, Kingshuk
AU - Shenoy, Vishnu Prasad
AU - Vishwanath, Shashidhar
AU - Prabhu, Mukhyaprana
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex (MAC) is the most common mycobacterial cause [after Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB)] of an opportunistic disease in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients with low CD4+ cell count. We report a case of disseminated MAC disease in a 46-year-old retropositive patient, noncompliant to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), with CD4+ T-lymphocyte count of 10 cells/mm3. MAC was isolated in culture from multiple specimens including bone marrow aspirate, blood culture, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. The patient was successfully treated with the following second-line antitubercular therapies: clarithromycin, rifabutin, and ethambutol.
AB - Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex (MAC) is the most common mycobacterial cause [after Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB)] of an opportunistic disease in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients with low CD4+ cell count. We report a case of disseminated MAC disease in a 46-year-old retropositive patient, noncompliant to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), with CD4+ T-lymphocyte count of 10 cells/mm3. MAC was isolated in culture from multiple specimens including bone marrow aspirate, blood culture, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. The patient was successfully treated with the following second-line antitubercular therapies: clarithromycin, rifabutin, and ethambutol.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84974633083&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84974633083&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4103/1755-6783.179100
DO - 10.4103/1755-6783.179100
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84974633083
SN - 1755-6783
VL - 9
SP - 194
EP - 196
JO - Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
JF - Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
IS - 3
ER -
