title: Oral manifestation of disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient with AIDS.
abstract: We report the case of a 46-year-old male patient with advanced HIV infection who developed an oral ulcer caused by Mycobacterium kansasii. It is the first description of an aphthous-like ulcer caused by this nontuberculous mycobacterium. As the AIDS epidemy is still growing, more cases might be observed and the current spectrum of differential diagnosis should be expanded.
authors.affiliation: Medical Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nüesch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battegay
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thumshirn
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gilli
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Itin
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014456:Ulcer