Mycobacterium abscessus Pulmonary Infection Presenting as a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection is a rare cause of a solitary pulmonary nodule. All previously reported cases were caused by Mycobacterium avium complex, and a solitary pulmonary nodule caused by other NTM species has been very rarely reported. We describe the first case of Mycobact...

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Published inInternal Medicine Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 169 - 171
Main Authors Kwon, Yong Soo, Koh, WonJung, Kwon, O Jung, Lee, Nam Yong, Han, Joungho, Lee, Kyung Soo, Kim, ByungTae
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 01.01.2006
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atypical mycobacteria
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium abscessus
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnostic imaging
pulmonary coin lesion
Radiography
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - diagnostic imaging
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
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Summary:Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection is a rare cause of a solitary pulmonary nodule. All previously reported cases were caused by Mycobacterium avium complex, and a solitary pulmonary nodule caused by other NTM species has been very rarely reported. We describe the first case of Mycobacterium abscessus infection presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule in a 51yearold asymptomatic adult patient.
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ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
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DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.45.1398