Gingivomandibular Infection Due to Mycobacterium kansasii in a Patient with AIDS

Infections caused by Mycobacterium kansasii are usually pulmonary or generalized. We describe the first case of mandibular infection due to M. kansasii.

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1998-04, Vol.26 (4), p.993-994
Main Authors: Courrier, Bruno, Mauprivez, Cédric, Coignard, Sophie, Bahadoran, Anne Sudaka, Küffer, Roger, Karmochkine, Marina, Raguin, Gilles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - pathology
AIDS/HIV
Alveolar Process
Biological and medical sciences
Bones
Brief Reports
Gingival Diseases - microbiology
Gingival Diseases - pathology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Lesions
Male
Medical sciences
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - pathology
Mycobacterium kansasii
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:Infections caused by Mycobacterium kansasii are usually pulmonary or generalized. We describe the first case of mandibular infection due to M. kansasii.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/513941