Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: case report and review of the literature

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Mar;25(3):263-7. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000202119.75623.f6.

Abstract

Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections are rarely diagnosed in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. We describe a case of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex with gastrointestinal tract involvement in a HSCT recipient. We reviewed NTM infections among pediatric HSCT patients at our institution from 2000-2004 and identified 2 additional cases. Fourteen published case reports of NTM disease in children are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex*
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / physiopathology