Disseminated Mycobacterium intracellulare Infection in an Immunocompetent Host
Kim W, Jang S, Ok T, Kim G, Park H, Leem J, Kang B, Park J, Oh D, Kang B, Lee B, Ji W, Shim T. Disseminated Mycobacterium intracellulare Infection in an Immunocompetent Host. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2012, 72: 452-456. PMID: 23101011, PMCID: PMC3475463, DOI: 10.4046/trd.2012.72.5.452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmunocompetent subjectsDisseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infectionDisseminated Mycobacterium intracellulare infectionFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imagingMycobacterium avium complex infectionMultiple hypermetabolic lesionsEvidence of malignancyMycobacterium intracellulare infectionPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingDisseminated MACImmunocompetent patientsHypermetabolic lesionsLymph nodesClinical presentationImmunocompetent hostsSerial biopsiesDisseminated infectionIntracellulare infectionComplex infectionRespiratory specimensHematogenous metastasisMultiple bonesAccurate diagnosisMalignancyTomography imaging