Non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis of the liver responsive to empiric therapy

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作者
Siciliani, Luisa [1 ]
Vanoli, Alessandro [2 ,3 ]
Berton, Francesca [4 ]
Mondelli, Mario U. [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Fdn IRCCS Policlin San Matteo, Div Clin Immunol & Infect Dis, Pavia, Italy
[2] Fdn IRCCS Policlin San Matteo, Div Pathol, Pavia, Italy
[3] Univ Pavia, Dept Mol Med, Pavia, Italy
[4] Fdn IRCCS Policlin San Matteo, Div Radiol, Pavia, Italy
[5] Univ Pavia, Dept Internal Med & Therapeut, Pavia, Italy
关键词
empiric therapy; liver abscesses; non-tuberculous mycobacteria; INFECTION;
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10.1111/liv.15590
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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摘要
This case demonstrates that clinical and pathological suspicion of NTM could be sufficient to start an empiric treatment even when microbiological isolation is unavailable. Moreover, disseminated mycobacteriosis may underlie an occult aggressive neoplasm.
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页码:1357 / 1359
页数:3
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