A Case of Pneumothorax Associated with Pulmonary Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection

A 39-year-old man with dyspnea was revealed to have severe pneumothorax and received partial resection of the left upper lobe after unsuccessful drainage. Necrotizing epitheloid granuloma was found in the resected lung and Mycobacterium fortuitum was detected from the lesion. Chemotherapy with levof...

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Published inKansenshogaku Zasshi Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 73 - 76
Main Authors HAGIWARA, Eri, SEKINE, Akimasa, SATO, Tomohide, BABA, Tomohisa, SHINOHARA, Takeshi, ENDO, Takahiro, SOGO, Yoko, NISHIHIRA, Ryuichi, KOMATSU, Shigeru, MATSUMOTO, Yutaka, OGURA, Takashi, TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2008
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Clarithromycin - pharmacology
Clarithromycin - therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Drainage
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Humans
Levofloxacin
Male
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Mycobacterium fortuitum - drug effects
Mycobacterium fortuitum - isolation & purification
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - complications
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - therapy
nontuberculous mycobacteriosis
Ofloxacin - pharmacology
Ofloxacin - therapeutic use
Pneumonectomy
pneumothorax
Pneumothorax - etiology
Pneumothorax - therapy
Recurrence
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - therapy
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Summary:A 39-year-old man with dyspnea was revealed to have severe pneumothorax and received partial resection of the left upper lobe after unsuccessful drainage. Necrotizing epitheloid granuloma was found in the resected lung and Mycobacterium fortuitum was detected from the lesion. Chemotherapy with levofloxacin and clarithromycin was started one year after surgery because of the newly found nodular shadow near the lesion. The case experienced pyothorax due to pulmonary tuberculosis three years before and Mycobacterium avium pleuritis one year before this episode. Three-time mycobacterial pleural infection in three years seems to be uncommon. Furthermore this is the first report of pneumothorax associated with pulmonary Mycobacterium fortuitum infection.
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ISSN:0387-5911
1884-569X
DOI:10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.82.73