Disseminated Infection with Mycobacterium kansasii in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Brief Reports1 November 1986Disseminated Infection with Mycobacterium kansasii in the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeRENSLOW SHERER, M.D., RON SABLE, M.D., MARTHA SONNENBERG, M.D., SCOTT COOPER, M.D., PATRICIA SPENCER, M.D., STEVE SCHWIMMER, D.O., FRANK KOCKA, Ph.D., PETHAM MUTHUSWAMY, M.D., CHARLES KALLICK, M.D.RENSLOW SHERER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RON SABLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARTHA SONNENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SCOTT COOPER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PATRICIA SPENCER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STEVE SCHWIMMER, D.O.Search for more papers by this author, FRANK KOCKA, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, PETHAM MUTHUSWAMY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES KALLICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-5-710 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDisseminatedMycobacterium aviumcomplex is common in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS). Infection withMycobacterium kansasiihas been reported rarely in patients with AIDS and only in those with pulmonary disease (1, 2). Although Chicago has a high prevalence, no cases previously have been reported there in patients with AIDS. We recently treated three patients with AIDS who also had disseminated infections withM. kansasii(Table 1).Infections with atypical mycobacteria, includingM. aviumcomplex,M. xenopi, andM. fortuitum, have been described previously in persons with AIDS (3). The cases of our patients are the first in...References1. PITCHENIKCOLERUSSELLFISCHLSPIRASNIDER ACBMTD. Tuberculosis, atypical mycobacteriosis, and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among Haitian and non-Haitian patients in south Florida. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:641-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. PITCHENIKFISCHLDICKINSON AMG. Opportunistic infections and Kaposi's sarcoma among Haitians: evidence of a new acquired immunodeficiency state. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:277-84. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ARMSTRONGGOLDDRYJANSKI DJJ. Treatment of infections in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:738-43. LinkGoogle Scholar4. GOODSNIDER RD. Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria in the United States, 1980. J Infect Dis. 1982;146:829-34. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CAYACOHENALLENDORPH JEM. Atypical mycobacterial and cytomegalovirus infection of the duodenum in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: endoscopic and histopathologic appearance. Wis Med J. 1984;83:33-6. Google Scholar6. WOLINSKY E. Nontuberculous mycobacteria and associated diseases. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979;119:107-59. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. ZAKOWSKIFLIEGELBERLINJOHNSON PSOB. Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection in homosexual men dying of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. JAMA. 1982;248:2980-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cook County Hospital Chicago, Illinois PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMycobacterium kansasii: A Cause of Treatable Pulmonary Disease Associated with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) InfectionBeth Levine, MD, Richard E. Chaisson, MDDisseminated Mycobacterium kansasii Infection in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)JON D. HIRASUNA, M.D. 1 November 1986Volume 105, Issue 5Page: 710-712KeywordsAIDSHomosexualsMycobacterium avium complexNontuberculous mycobacteriaPulmonary diseases Issue Published: 1 November 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...