Pulmonary mycobacterium Simiae infection and HTLV1 infection: an incidental co-infection or a predisposing factor?

There is little information on atypical mycobacterium and human T lymphotropic virus Type I (HTLV-I) co-infection. We present the first case of pulmonary M. simiae infection in co-infection with HTLV-1, confirmed by ELISA antibody test and Western Blot.