Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection in an AIDS patient

Abstract

CA 36-year-old male patient had AIDS diagnosed 10 years before coming to our hospital with respiratory complaints which started 15 days earlier. He was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis for six months and started on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). There was partial improvement but treatment for HIV infection was used irregularly and he was re-admitted to hospital 4 times over the last 3 years. His initial CD4+ cell count was 24/ mm 3 but increased to 160/mm 3 after 4 months of HAART. In the la…