Early disseminated mycobacterium abscessus complex infection in an infant with coexisting cystic fibrosis and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis : case report and literature review
Joint Authors
al-Hashimi, Hilal
Muhsin, Jalilah
al-Lawati, Tawfiq Taqi
al-Salti, Maya
Weerakoon, Sanjeewani A.
Muhsin, Husayn
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 2 (31 May. 2022), pp.295-299, 5 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2022-05-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABSC) is a rapidly growing mycobacterium and may rarely cause disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients.
In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), it peaks between the ages of 11 and 15 years.
We present a five-month-old infant with coexisting CF and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) who had pulmonary and cutaneous dissemination of MABSC infection.
The management of this disseminated infection in an infant with two coexisting chronic diseases was challenging and resulted in the rapid deterioration of lung function and progression of PFIC to liver cirrhosis with a fatal outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Weerakoon, Sanjeewani A.& al-Salti, Maya& Muhsin, Jalilah& al-Hashimi, Hilal& al-Lawati, Tawfiq Taqi& Muhsin, Husayn. 2022. Early disseminated mycobacterium abscessus complex infection in an infant with coexisting cystic fibrosis and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis : case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 22, no. 2, pp.295-299.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Weerakoon, Sanjeewani A.…[et al.]. Early disseminated mycobacterium abscessus complex infection in an infant with coexisting cystic fibrosis and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis : case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 22, no. 2 (May. 2022), pp.295-299.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1494116
American Medical Association (AMA)
Weerakoon, Sanjeewani A.& al-Salti, Maya& Muhsin, Jalilah& al-Hashimi, Hilal& al-Lawati, Tawfiq Taqi& Muhsin, Husayn. Early disseminated mycobacterium abscessus complex infection in an infant with coexisting cystic fibrosis and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis : case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2022. Vol. 22, no. 2, pp.295-299.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1494116
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 299
Record ID
BIM-1494116