Complicated clinical course of zoonotic tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium Caprae: A case report and literature review
International journal of mycobacteriology, cilt.11, sa.4, ss.466-468, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_148_22
- Dergi Adı: International journal of mycobacteriology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.466-468
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Lymphadenitis, Mycobacterium caprae, zoonoses, zoonotic tuberculosis
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The incidence of human tuberculosis (TB) disease due to Mycobacterium caprae, an etiologic agent of zoonotic TB along with Mycobacterium bovis, is very low. There are no guidelines for human TB caused by M. caprae, and treatment protocols for infections caused by this microorganism are based on the recommendations for M. bovis infections. We report a 15-year-old girl diagnosed with cervical lymphadenitis due to M. caprae. She did not recover completely despite 6 months of anti-TB medication. Therefore, treatment was extended to 12 months. There is a lack of information about the treatment of human M. caprae infections. Further studies evaluating the treatment in detail are needed.