Palatal actinomycosis and kaposi sarcoma in an HIV-infected subject with disseminated mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection

Abstract

Actinomyces and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare are facultative intracellular organisms, members of the bacterial order actinomycetales. Although Actinomyces can behave as copathogen when anatomic barriers are compromised, its coinfection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare has not previously been reported. We present the first reported case of palatal actinomycosis co-infection with disseminated MAC, in an HIV-infected subject with Kaposi sarcoma and diabetes. We discuss the pathogenesis of the complex condition of this subject. © Copyright 2012 Yuria Ablanedo-Terrazas et al.