Non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection presenting as a hepatic allograft abscess

oleh: Anthony Robateau Colón, Eibhlin Higgins, Nicholas Boire, Nathan Cummins, Kymberly D. Watt

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2023-01-01

Deskripsi

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are mycobacterial species other than Mycobacterium tuberculous and Mycobacterium leprae [1]. They are environmental organisms which have been implicated in a wide array of clinical syndromes. Here we describe a case of a Mycobacterium fortuitum complex liver abscess in a liver transplant recipient.