Disseminated <i>Mycobacterium genavense</i> Infection Mimicking Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature on Japanese Patients

Disseminated <i>Mycobacterium genavense</i> Infection Mimicking Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature on Japanese Patients

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. However, certain infections can exhibit similar histological findings. We present a case of a 69-year-old man who was initially diagnosed with sarcoidosis and later was confirmed, through 16S rR...

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Main Authors: Ryo Ogata, Takashi Kido, Kazuaki Takeda, Kazuki Nemoto, Riko Heima, Mami Takao, Ritsuko Miyashita, Mutsumi Ozasa, Takatomo Tokito, Daisuke Okuno, Yuya Ito, Hirokazu Yura, Tomohiro Koga, Kunio Hashimoto, Shinnosuke Takemoto, Takahiro Takazono, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Noriho Sakamoto, Kazumasa Fukuda, Yuka Sasaki, Yasushi Obase, Yuji Ishimatsu, Kazuhiro Yatera, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Mycobacterium genavense</i>
sarcoidosis
systemic inflammatory diseases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/9/2145

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