Detection of Mycobacterium leprae by PCR Testing of Sputa from a Patient with Pulmonary Cryptococcus Coinfection in Northern Australia

A case of fever, sepsis, and chest lesions evident on a computed tomography scan of an indigenous man in northern Australia following burns to the feet is described. Sputum PCR testing revealed Mycobacterium leprae, and a fine-needle aspirate of the chest lesions demonstrated Cryptococcus coinfection.