Kapur Navina, Ghai Ritu, Block Joel A, Khandelwal Sonali
Internal Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Internal Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Nov 21;12(11):e230871. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230871.
is a rare pathogen, predominately present in the immunocompromised population. It is especially studied in HIV and haematological malignancy patients. Given its unique living conditions, it is often difficult to establish its diagnosis, but it is often suspected by its classic association with ulcerating skin findings. Our case is unique in that our patient is immunocompromised by his rheumatoid arthritis treatment, and presented without any skin lesions, but was found to have this rare pathogen causing a constellation of unusual symptoms.
是一种罕见的病原体,主要存在于免疫功能低下的人群中。它尤其在艾滋病毒和血液系统恶性肿瘤患者中得到研究。鉴于其独特的生存条件,通常很难确诊,但因其与溃疡性皮肤表现的典型关联而常被怀疑。我们的病例很独特,因为我们的患者因类风湿性关节炎治疗而免疫功能低下,且就诊时没有任何皮肤病变,但却被发现感染了这种罕见病原体,引发了一系列不寻常的症状。