Mycobacterial Diseases
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Abstract

Mycobacterium abscessus Urinary Infection in Hypertensive Patient: A Case Report

B. Traoré, S Fongoro, LG Timbiné, D Diallo, A Touré, K Djiguiba, H Yattara, B Kouriba and S Diallo

Mycobacterium abscessus is a common non tuberculous mycobacterium associated with diseases in patients with underlying conditions. The diagnosis is often missed in resource limited settings. We reported a case of M. abscessus in a patient with renal failure. A young female patient admitted at the hospital for kidney failure was diagnosed with malignant hypertension based on clinical and laboratory findings. Over the course of hospitalization, the patient presented hematuria and leukocyturia and the urine culture was positive for acid-fast bacilli. Empirically antituberculous treatment given to the patient was changed to clarithromycin after confirmation of M. abscessus by probe line hybridization assay. Favorable outcome was achieved with regression of symptoms and the decrease of the serum creatinine level. In patients with underlying conditions, differential diagnosis should be considered particularly in resource limited settings.