Atypical mycobacterial infection

Alternative names:

mycobacteria other than tuberculosis; nontuberculous atypical mycobacterial disease

Symptoms:

• fever
• weight loss
• enlarged lymph glands
• diarrhea
• sweating, excessive--night sweats
• fatigue
• general discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
• cough
• shortness of breath (dyspnea)
• skin lesions
• joint pain
• bone pain

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

• paleness
• flank pain

Signs and tests:

Tests to determine infection:

• a blood culture
• a sputum culture
• a lymph node culture
• a bone marrow culture
• a stool culture
• a chest X-ray

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:

• a Coombs' test, direct
• a bone lesion biopsy