title: A case of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in an immunocompetent man presenting with pericarditis and an HRCT pattern of lymphangitis.
abstract: Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections are rare in immunocompetent subjects. We describe the case of a 47-year-old previously healthy man with a Mycobacterium avium complex infection presenting with acute pericarditis and an atypical radiological pattern of lymphangitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Fiorenzuola d'Arda Hospital, Fiorenzuola d'Arda(Piacenza), Via Roma 6, Italy. mmarvis@alice.it
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marvisi
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zanlari
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Civardi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008205:Lymphangitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome