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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous and can infect immunocompromised hosts. NTM infections pose an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies, with a reported prevalence of 1.4% in those with lymphoma. Here we present a case of a 47-year-old patient, who experienced diarrhea for 8 months. Initially, the condition was misdiagnosed as intestinal tuberculosis. However, it was later correctly diagnosed as MEITL combined with NTM infection through intestinal histopathological biopsy and matrix-assisted laser desorption\/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of the sputum. To our knowledge, it is the first documented instance of MEITL combined with NTM infection. 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