LOCALIZED CUTANEOUS INFECTION CAUSED BY MYCOBACTERIUM-AVIUM COMPLEX IN AN AIDS PATIENT

Although infection due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) has long b een recognized,(1) it was not until the current AIDS epidemic that iso lation of these mycobacteria became common in microbiology laboratorie s. The disseminated form of the disease is the commonest type.(2) Loca lized disease as the first manifestation of MAC infection is a rare fi nding among these patients. Herein we report a case of localized cutan eous infection due to MAC in an AIDS patient.