Recovery of Mycobacterium lentiflavum from bronchial lavage during follow-up of an extrapulmonary tuberculosis patient

Int J Mycobacteriol. 2017 Jul-Sep;6(3):315-317. doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_58_17.

Abstract

Initially diagnosed with cervical lymphadenitis, a 15-year-old boy was started with category I anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs. Follow-up investigations led to isolation and identification of Mycobacterium lentiflavum by multiple diagnostic and identification approaches. Observation of this rare pathogen from human origin urges cautious diagnosis while attending TB cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • India
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / genetics
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents