Pulmonary Mycobacterium Simiae infection and HTLV1 infection: an incidental co-infection or a predisposing factor?

S.M. Mirsaeidi; P. Tabarsi; A. Mardanloo; G. Ebrahimi; M. Amiri; P. Farnia; M. Sheikhleslami; V. Bakayev; F. Mohammadi; S.D. Mansouri; M.R. Masjedi; A.A. Velayati

doi:10.4081/monaldi.2006.573

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Pulmonary Mycobacterium Simiae infection and HTLV1 infection: an incidental co-infection or a predisposing factor?

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S.M. Mirsaeidi – articles in this journal Corresponding author Email National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
P. Tabarsi – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
A. Mardanloo – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
G. Ebrahimi – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
M. Amiri – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
P. Farnia – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
M. Sheikhleslami – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
V. Bakayev – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
F. Mohammadi – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
S.D. Mansouri – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
M.R. Masjedi – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
A.A. Velayati – articles in this journal National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

Published: 15 February 2016
Issue: Vol. 65 No. 2 (2006): Pulmonary series
Section: TB Corner
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.573

Abstract

There is little information on atypical mycobacterium and human T lymphothropic virus Type I (HTLV-I) co-infection. We present the first case of pulmonary M. simiae infection in co-infection with HTLV-1, confirmed by ELISA antibody test and Western Blot. We discuss the clinical characteristics and laboratory tests of the patient and presumptive immunological relation. We propose that in patients with the HTLV infection and pulmonary symptoms and signs compatible with tuberculosis, evaluation for atypical mycobacteriosis may be recommendable.

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Received: 12 February 2016
Accepted: 12 February 2016
Published: 15 February 2016

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Mirsaeidi, S.M., P. Tabarsi, A. Mardanloo, G. Ebrahimi, M. Amiri, P. Farnia, M. Sheikhleslami, et al. 2016. “Pulmonary Mycobacterium Simiae Infection and HTLV1 Infection: An Incidental Co-Infection or a Predisposing Factor?”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 65 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2006.573.

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