Disseminated Mycobacterial Infection After International Medical Tourism

Disseminated infection in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) resulting from inoculation with M. leprae. Observations made on 15 animals studied at autopsy.

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic clinical syndrome, characterized by immune-mediated demyelination of central nervous system neurons, which yield extensive damage in the brain and spinal cord.It usually affects children and young adults following infections or immunization. Here we describe a 9- year-old Fars female presented with acute onset of psychotic disorder, o...

گزارش یک مورد عفونت منتشر BCG در بیمار مبتلا به نقص ایمنی توام

Adverse reactions induced by BCG vaccination are rare and appear either in the form of lymphadenitis or osteitis. One of the rarest complications of the vaccine is disseminated mycobacterial infection which mostly occurs in infants with immune deficiency. In this paper a case of disseminated BCG infection is reported in a four-month-old infant suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency (SC...

Multisite Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus after Replacement of Breast Implants and Gluteal Lipofilling

Introduction. Medical tourism for aesthetic surgery is popular. Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) occasionally cause surgical-site infections. As NTM grow in biofilms, implantations of foreign bodies are at risk. Due to late manifestation, infections occur when patients are back home, where they must be managed properly. Case Report. A 39-year-old healthy female was referred for acute infection...

Disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection induced by localized acupuncture and infection: a report of four cases

This study reported four cases of disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection caused by local puncture, and elaborated the pathway of infection, their clinical manifestations, the process of diagnosis and treatment. The study aimed to improve the clinicians’ recognition on the sterilization of acupuncture, and prevent the iatrogenic infection. Both the 4 cases had a history of lo...