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Septal perforation secondary to Mycobacterium kansasii infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2006

A. M. D. Bennett ,
N. Patel ,
B. Kotecha  and
A. Al-Okati
A. M. D. Bennett
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Romford, UK
N. Patel
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Romford, UK
B. Kotecha
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Romford, UK
A. Al-Okati
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Romford, UK
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Abstract

We report the first recorded case of a septal perforation caused by Mycobacterium kansasii. This atypical mycobacterium is finding increasing prevalence with the increasing incidence and longevity of human immunodeficiency (HIV) infections. Cases of chest infection, sinusitis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, pericarditis, brain abscess, cutaneous and oral lesions have all now been reported.This discovery represents a rare but important differential in the aetiology of septal perforation.

Keywords

Nasal SeptumFistulaMycobacterium Kansasii
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 12 , December 2003 , pp. 992 - 994
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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