Intramedullary spinal cord lesions in an immunocompromised host due to Mycobacterium haemophilum

Mycobacterium haemophilum is a slow growing acid-fast bacillus (AFB) in the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) group. M. haemophilum typically causes cervicofacial lymphadenitis in children, cutaneous diseases, septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. However, it rarely causes isolated spinal cord disease...

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Main Authors: Shelley Kon, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Kellie L. Hawkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919303130