Pulmonary mycobacterium Simiae infection and HTLV1 infection: an incidental co-infection or a predisposing factor?
There is little information on atypical mycobacterium and human T lymphotropic virus Type I (HTLV-I) co-infection. We present the first case of pulmonary M. simiae infection in co-infection with HTLV-1, confirmed by ELISA antibody test and Western Blot. We discuss the clinical characteristics and laboratory tests of the patient and presumptive immunological relation. We propose that in patients with the HTLV infection and pulmonary symptoms and signs compatible with tuberculosis, evaluation for atypical mycobacteriosis may be recommendable.
Mirsaeidi
S M
SM
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran. mmir2@lycos.com
Tabarsi
P
P
Mardanloo
A
A
Ebrahimi
G
G
Amiri
M
M
Farnia
P
P
Sheikhleslami
M
M
Bakayev
V
V
Mohammadi
F
F
Mansouri
S D
SD
Masjedi
M R
MR
Velayati
A A
AA
D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; D012307:Risk Factors
D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies