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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2459-2460, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00735-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Mycobacterium haemophilum Epididymal Abscess in a Renal Transplant Patient{triangledown}

Marina Keller,1 Anton Mak,1 Louise Thibert,2 Pierre Rene,1 and Marina B. Klein3*

Department of Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,1 Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec de l'INSPQ, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada,2 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada3

Received 16 April 2008/ Returned for modification 14 May 2008/ Accepted 19 May 2008

Mycobacterium haemophilum is an established cause of cutaneous lesions in immunocompromised hosts. We report the first known case of epididymal abscess, which highlights the need to work up all specimens that are acid-fast bacillus-positive for M. haemophilum from immunocompromised hosts, regardless of body site.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal Chest Institute, 3650 Saint Urbain, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2P4, Canada. Phone: (514) 934-1934, ext. 32147. Fax: (514) 843-2092. E-mail: marina.klein{at}muhc.mcgill.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 28 May 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2459-2460, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00735-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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