Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium haemophilum co-infection in an iatrogenically immunosuppressed patient.
We present the case of a native Texan who was diagnosed with tuberculoid leprosy and later developed a cutaneous infection with M. haemophilum following iatrogenic immunosuppression. To our knowledge, there are no such reports of M. haemophilum and M. leprae infection occurring simultaneously in the same host.
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
Jeffrey A
JA
SoRelle
Department of Pathology UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
Stacy G
SG
Beal
National Hansen's Disease Programs, Baton Rouge, LA.
David M
DM
Scollard
Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
Rita M
RM
Gander
Department of Dermatology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
Jack
J
Cohen
The Skin and Cancer Center of Arizona Chandler, Chandler, AZ, USA.
Anthony
A
Nuara
Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
Sharon
S
Nations
Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: Dominick.Cavuoti@utsouthwestern.edu.
Dominick
D
Cavuoti
D000328:Adult; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008853:Microscopy; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D018393:Mycobacterium haemophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
Leprosy; Mycobacteria; Sarcoidosis