Lung Disease Caused by Mycobacterium malmoense in an Immunocompetent Patient

Mycobacterium malmoense is a very rare cause of lung disease in South Korea. We reported the first case of lung disease caused by M. malmoense in an immunocompetent patient. The patient was successfully treated with a 14-month course of antibiotics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jeon, Min Kyung, Yoon, Jung A, Kim, Junhwan, Yi, Sangyoung, Sung, Heungsup, Shim, Tae Sun, Jo, Kyung-Wook
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26175789
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.3.293
Descripción
Sumario:Mycobacterium malmoense is a very rare cause of lung disease in South Korea. We reported the first case of lung disease caused by M. malmoense in an immunocompetent patient. The patient was successfully treated with a 14-month course of antibiotics.

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