Mycobacterium haemophilum epididymal abscess in a renal transplant patient.
Mycobacterium haemophilum is an established cause of cutaneous lesions in immunocompromised hosts. We report the first known case of epididymal abscess, which highlights the need to work up all specimens that are acid-fast bacillus-positive for M. haemophilum from immunocompromised hosts, regardless of body site.
Keller
Marina
M
Department of Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mak
Anton
A
Thibert
Louise
L
Rene
Pierre
P
Klein
Marina B
MB
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D018393:Mycobacterium haemophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*