Mycobacterium gordoniasis of the cervical lymph nodes: A case report

Abstract

BACKGROUND Owing to the advancement in bacterial identification techniques, the detection rate of non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) has been on the rise. Different from Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the clinical symptoms of NTM are not easily detected, and the clinical efficacy and prognosis are somewhat heterogeneous. To report a case of Mycobacterium gordoniasis of cervical lymph node diagnosed in Anhui Chest Hospital in July 2022. CASE SUMMARY Upon examination, the patient who weighed 67.5 kg, was human immunodeficiency virus negative, healthy, without hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and other basic diseases microscopic analysis revealed granulomatous inflammation with coagulation necrosis in the lymphocyte, and tuberculosis was not ruled out. Plain computed tomography scans of the neck and chest indicated the presence of a single grayish-yellow and grayish-brown tissue, the dimensions of which was top of form 10.5 cm × 3.0 cm × 1.5 cm. After pathological consultation in our hospital, the diagnosis was confirmed as NTM infection. CONCLUSION This case report and the clinical epidemiological research on improving NTM have important guiding significance for improving decision-making in clinical treatments.