Mycobacterium avium acute mastoiditis.
To our knowledge, atypical mycobacterium has not previously been implicated in de novo acute mastoiditis. We encountered a case in which Mycobacterium avium was the causative agent in acute mastoiditis, in the absence of any bacterial infection.
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009162:Mycobacterium avium; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents