MIMICKING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERMYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUSCULOSIS: A DIAGNOSTIC PITFALL OF

Alisa Hanum, Arba'eni and Nor Hafizah, Jentera@Yahya and Nurnabilah, Zainuddin and Norashikin, Samsudin (2025) MIMICKING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERMYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUSCULOSIS: A DIAGNOSTIC PITFALL OF. In: International Conference of pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2025, 21-23 Julai 2025., Shangri-La, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

This is a case of a patient with multiple comorbidities presented with symptoms suggestive of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and was treated accordingly. However, culture later identified as Mycobacterium abscessus complex, highlighting the diagnostic challenges in differentiating non- tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from MTB cases.

Item Type: Proceeding (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), non- tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).
Subjects: R Medicine > RB Pathology
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User: Gani
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2025 08:05
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2025 08:05
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/51033

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