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Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection
A 62-year-old male presented with productive cough, weight loss, and night sweats. CXR revealed a right upper lobe cavitary lesion. Evaluation was negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and sputum revealed Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI). Since his clinical course was atypical for MAI, fu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/193830 |
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author | Mirant-Borde, M. C. Alvarez, S. Johnson, M. M. |
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description | A 62-year-old male presented with productive cough, weight loss, and night sweats. CXR revealed a right upper lobe cavitary lesion. Evaluation was negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and sputum revealed Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI). Since his clinical course was atypical for MAI, further investigations were pursued which identified Mycobacterium interjectum in lung specimens, a very rarely described etiology of pulmonary disease. Appropriate therapy with rifampin, intravenous amikacin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), and ethambutol resulted in clinical and radiographic improvement. This is the third case described over a period of 20 years of destructive lung disease in an immunocompetent adult due to M. interjectum. |
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spelling | pubmed-38062292013-11-05 Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection Mirant-Borde, M. C. Alvarez, S. Johnson, M. M. Case Rep Pulmonol Case Report A 62-year-old male presented with productive cough, weight loss, and night sweats. CXR revealed a right upper lobe cavitary lesion. Evaluation was negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and sputum revealed Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI). Since his clinical course was atypical for MAI, further investigations were pursued which identified Mycobacterium interjectum in lung specimens, a very rarely described etiology of pulmonary disease. Appropriate therapy with rifampin, intravenous amikacin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), and ethambutol resulted in clinical and radiographic improvement. This is the third case described over a period of 20 years of destructive lung disease in an immunocompetent adult due to M. interjectum. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3806229/ /pubmed/24194998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/193830 Text en Copyright © 2013 M. C. Mirant-Borde et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Mirant-Borde, M. C. Alvarez, S. Johnson, M. M. Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection |
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Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection |
title_full |
Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection |
title_fullStr |
Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection |
title_full_unstemmed |
Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection |
title_short |
Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection |
title_sort | mycobacterium interjectum lung infection |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/193830 |
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