An esophageal mass with coexistent Mycobacterium chelonae and Candida albicans infections in an immunocompetent adult - 16/08/11


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Mycobacteria chelonae was originally included in group IV of Runyon’s classification of atypical mycobacteria. This rapidly growing environmental organism often caused infections in immunocompromised hosts. Candida albicans is a ubiquitous micro-organism and frequently isolated from the gastrointestinal tract. These two micro-organisms seldom cause esophageal diseases in healthy humans. We report a case of a fruit farmer with a submucosa tumor of distal esophagus caused by coexistence of M. chelonae and C. albicans infections, which was successfully treated by surgical resection and following antimicrobial regimens postoperatively.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Mycobacterium chelonae, Candida albicans, Esophageal infection
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Vol 52 - N° 3
P. e77-e79 - mars 2006 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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