01492nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003100059653001100090653001200101653000900113653002900122653004500151653003200196653002800228100001300256700001500269700001400284700001500298700001100313245008900324300001200413490000700425050003200432520072400464022001401188       1985                            d  c1985 Apr-Jun10aDrug Resistance, Microbial10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMycobacterium Infections10aMycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous10aNontuberculous Mycobacteria10aTuberculosis, Pulmonary1 aKatoch K1 aKatoch V M1 aDutta A K1 aSharma V D1 aRamu G00aChest infection due to M. fortuitum in a case of lepromatous leprosy--a case report.  a399-4030 v57  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Lepromatous leprosy cases may be immunocompromised due to the extensive disease and also because of steroid therapy for repeated reactions. Such patients are likely to be at higher risk for getting opportunistic infection due to various environmental microbes. This paper reports a case of lepromatous leprosy with repeated lepra reaction who was found to have chest infection due to M. fortuitum. It is suggested that mycobacterial culture and sensitivity should be recommended in cases who are immunocompromised and whose pathological specimens contain acid fast bacilli. Species identification and sensitivity can be very helpful in proper management of such cases who will otherwise pass off as tuberculosis.</p>  a0254-9395