A symptomatic atypical mycobacterial infection masquerading as a vascular ring on chest x-ray.
Atypical mycobacterium is rare in children. There are few case reports of childhood pulmonary diseases caused by atypical mycobacterium. The case of a 20-month-old boy who had stridor and respiratory distress is presented. Chest x-ray showed right-sided narrowing of the trachea and left-sided aortic knob. Ziehl-Neelsen stain showed acid-fast bacilli. The culture showed Mycobacterium malmoense.
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Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
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D000792:Angiography; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis