This is from a blood culture of a 50 year old HIV positive patient who has never been on antiretrovirals, now with a CD4 count of 4 (nadir) who presents with fever, night sweats, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Labs show anemia, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and elevated LDH.Challenge: Diagnosis?
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that has to be MAC
It looks like acid fast bacilli - TB?
yes acid fast bacilli - mac!
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This is Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection (the title refers to a Big Mac).
Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.
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