TB Corner
February 15, 2016
Vol. 65 No. 2 (2006): Pulmonary series
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2006.573

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

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Mycobacterium simiae, Pulmonary infection, human T lymphothropic virus Type I
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S.M. Mirsaeidi
mmir2@lycos.com
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
P. Tabarsi
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
A. Mardanloo
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
G. Ebrahimi
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
M. Amiri
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
P. Farnia
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
M. Sheikhleslami
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
V. Bakayev
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
F. Mohammadi
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
S.D. Mansouri
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
M.R. Masjedi
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
A.A. Velayati
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Shaheed Beheshti university of medical science, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
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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“Pulmonary Mycobacterium Simiae Infection and HTLV1 Infection: An Incidental Co-Infection or a Predisposing Factor?”. 2016. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 65 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2006.573.