title: A Case ofMycobacterium riyadhensein an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Patient with a Suspected Paradoxical Response to Antituberculosis Therapy.
abstract: A 30-year-old male patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) presented with clinical picture suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis. He was commenced on antituberculosis therapy (ATT) with signs of improvement. Then he developed cervical lymph node abscess which was drained. Steroid was started for presumed paradoxical response to ATT which results in clinical regression. The culture result revealedMycobacterium riyadhense. This report addresses the rarity of this bacteria in medical literature. It reviews clinical presentations and medical treatment particularly in the setting of coinfections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Maged Omar
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5438-3540
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Al-Ammari
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Samar Assem
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Badreddine
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Medicine, Medical College, Umm Alqura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hani
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2582-8317
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Almoallim