Mycobacterium mucogenicum isolated from a patient with granulomatous hepatitis

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

* Mycobacterium mucogenicum is a recently characterized, rapid-growing mycobacteria rarely seen in human infections. We describe the case of a 51-year-old man with rapidly progressive granulomatous hepatitis caused by M mucogenicum. Although premortem evaluation failed to identify an etiologic agent, autopsy liver cultures produced smooth, rapid-growing mycobacterial colonies. Biochemical, growth, and cell wall fatty acid characteristics were consistent with the identification of M mucogenicum. (Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2002;126:73-75)

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