Bajaj Darshan K, Kushwaha R A S, Srivastava Anand, Asnani Mona
Assistant Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, KGMUUP, Lucknow, India.
Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, KGMUUP, Lucknow, India.
Indian J Tuberc. 2017 Jul;64(3):225-227. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2016.06.005. Epub 2017 Jan 13.
Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria/Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis (MOTT) are ubiquitous organisms. They are acid fast bacilli often giving trouble to the physician to distinguish it from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These organisms are a menace for the treating physician as when to treat and when not to treat. They are often difficult to diagnose and may present in a variety of forms with propensity to cause number of infections of different body parts and organs. They are more common in immunocompromised individuals e.g. HIV infection. Here we are reporting a not so common manifestation of NTM which presented as multiple abdominal abscesses in a middle aged female probably secondary to surgical site infection, however she responded dramatically to the designed treatment.
