Recovery of Mycobacterium lentiflavum from bronchial lavage during follow-up of an extrapulmonary tuberculosis patient

Recovery of Mycobacterium lentiflavum from bronchial lavage during follow-up of an extrapulmonary tuberculosis patient: Esther Vise, Michael Mawlong, Akshay Garg, Arnab Sen, Ingudam Shakuntala, Samir Das



The International Journal of Mycobacteriology 2017 6(3):315-317



Initially diagnosed with cervical lymphadenitis, a 15-year-old boy was started with category I anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs. Follow-up investigations led to isolation and identification of Mycobacterium lentiflavum by multiple diagnostic and identification approaches. Observation of this rare pathogen from human origin urges cautious diagnosis while attending TB cases.

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