Tuberculosis-Like Peritonitis Due to an Atypical Mycobacterium Infection in a Japanese Woman

Hirokazu Kimura; Masakazu Yoshizumi; Misa Iijima; Toshio Tsukagoshi; Toshinobu Nishimura; Masahiko Kato; Yukio Morita; Ryota Tanaka; Kunihisa Kozawa; Masahiro Fujita; Masaru Kojima; Hisanori Minakami

doi:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2006.189

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Tuberculosis-Like Peritonitis Due to an Atypical Mycobacterium Infection in a Japanese Woman

Hirokazu Kimura, Masakazu Yoshizumi, Misa Iijima, Toshio Tsukagoshi, Toshinobu Nishimura, Masahiko Kato, Yukio Morita, Ryota Tanaka, Kunihisa Kozawa, Masahiro Fujita, Masaru Kojima, Hisanori Minakami

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2006 Volume 59 Issue 3 Pages 189-191

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2006.189

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Abstract

It is not known whether atypical Mycobacterium (AM) causes peritonitis in humans. We described a case of tuberculosis-like peritonitis caused by an AM. Genetic analysis of the biopsy specimens suggested an AM infection. Thus, we concluded that peritonitis in humans can be caused by some AM species as well as by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

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