In recent decades, the incidence of AIDS-presenter cases has drastically decreased thanks to the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and its early use. Among the AIDS-associated opportunistic diseases, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disseminated infection represents a serious complication. The nonspecific clinical presentation, as well as the difficult diagnostic work-up, can delay the recognition and the subsequent initiation of therapy. To date, despite effective antimycobacterial drugs, the determining factor for treatment outcome is immune reconstitution resulting from HAART introduction. The case described here represents an example of a difficult-to-treat infection with bone marrow invasion, which began as a suspected hematological disease.
Negli ultimi decenni, l’incidenza di casi AIDS-presenter è calata drasticamente grazie alla diffusione della terapia antiretrovirale e al suo utilizzo sempre più precoce. Fra le patologie opportunistiche associate all’AIDS, l’infezione disseminata da micobatteri non tubercolari rappresenta una grave complicanza. La presentazione clinica aspecifica, così come il difficile work-up diagnostico, possono ritardarne il riconoscimento e il successivo avvio della terapia. Ad oggi, nonostante efficaci terapie anti-micobatteriche, il fattore determinante per il successo della terapia è rappresentato dall’immuno-ricostituzione conseguente alla introduzione di una terapia antiretrovirale efficace. Il caso qui descritto rappresenta un esempio di infezione di difficile trattamento con coinvolgimento midollare, esordito come sospetta patologica ematologica.
Mezzadri, L., Borghesi Maria, L., Caramma Ilaria, C., Bisi, L., Rossi, M., Lapadula, G., et al. (2023). Infezione disseminata da Mycobacterium avium complex con batteriemia persistente in un paziente AIDS-presenter [Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection with persistent bacteremia in an AIDS-presenter patient]. JOURNAL OF HIV AND AGEING, 8(1), 19-23 [10.19198/JHA31550].
Infezione disseminata da Mycobacterium avium complex con batteriemia persistente in un paziente AIDS-presenter [Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection with persistent bacteremia in an AIDS-presenter patient]
Mezzadri Luca
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;Bisi Luca;Lapadula Giuseppe;Carbone Maurizio;Bonfanti PaoloUltimo
2023
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In recent decades, the incidence of AIDS-presenter cases has drastically decreased thanks to the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and its early use. Among the AIDS-associated opportunistic diseases, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disseminated infection represents a serious complication. The nonspecific clinical presentation, as well as the difficult diagnostic work-up, can delay the recognition and the subsequent initiation of therapy. To date, despite effective antimycobacterial drugs, the determining factor for treatment outcome is immune reconstitution resulting from HAART introduction. The case described here represents an example of a difficult-to-treat infection with bone marrow invasion, which began as a suspected hematological disease.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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