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Mycobacterium Infection, Nontuberculous
Sections:
Mycobacterium Infection, Nontuberculous, Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Pulmonary infections, Lymphadenitis, Skin and soft tissue infections, Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Pulmonary infections, Lymphadenitis, Skin and soft tissue infections, Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Pulmonary infections, Lymphadenitis, Skin and soft tissue infections, Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection, Treatment, Medications, Pulmonary infections, Skin and soft tissue infections, Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection, Surgery, Lymphadenitis, Skin and soft tissue infections, Outcome, Prevention, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: mycobacterium infections, atypical.
Excerpt: | |  Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) causes a chronic, slowly progressive pulmonary infection resembling tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients who typically have underlying pulmonary disease
Mycobacterium kansasii infection can resemble tuberculosis, but the illness progresses more slowly. About 60% of infections occur in patients with preexisting lung disease |
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