Atypical mycobacterial infection

Atypical mycobacterial infection
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Atypical mycobacterial infection is an illness caused by a type of mycobacterium other than tuberculosis.
Alternative Names
Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis; Nontuberculous atypical mycobacterial disease ...

Atypical mycobacterial infection
Tuberculosis
Alternative Names
Culture - mycobacterial ...

Atypical mycobacterial infection
Tuberculosis
Why is the Test Performed?
Your doctor may order this test if you have signs of tuberculosis or a related infection.

Atypical mycobacterial infection
Tuberculosis
How the test is performed:
A sample of tissue is needed. A biopsy or aspiration will be done, depending on the suspected site of infection.

Atypical mycobacterial infections in the tonsils or teeth may spread contiguously to the major salivary glands. The PPD may be negative, and the diagnosis may require biopsy and tissue culture for acid-fast bacteria.

Definition Atypical mycobacterial infections are infections caused by several types of mycobacteriasimilar to the germ that causes tuberculosis.

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Other factors such as diet, oral contraceptives, perinatal and childhood infections, or atypical mycobacterial infections have been suggested but not proven to play a role in expression of IBD.7
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Tuberculosis resulting from extension into the skin from underlying atypical mycobacterial infection, most commonly of cervical lymph nodes. [CancerWEB]
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aspx"biopsy is required (see percutaneous biopsy thoracic). The differential diagnosis includes mycobacterial infections (tuberculosis, atypical mycobacterial infection), actinomycosis, or lung cancer (Pancoasts neoplasm).

See also: Bacterial, Bacterial infection, Infections, Tuberculosis, Cancer