Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Caused by Mycobacterium terrae in a Patient with Bronchiectasis / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 173-176, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-177719
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of lung disease caused by Mycobacterium terrae in a previously healthy woman. A 45-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to a chronic cough with sputum. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed bronchiolitis in conjuction with bronchiectasis in both lungs. Nontuberculous mycobacteria were identified and isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid collected from each lung. All isolates were identified as M. terrae by various molecular methods that characterized the rpoB and hsp65 gene sequences. Antibiotic therapy using clarithromycin, rifampin, and ethambutol improved the patient's condition and successfully resulted in sputum conversion.
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Main subject:
Rifampin
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Sputum
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Thorax
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Bronchiectasis
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Bronchiolitis
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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Clarithromycin
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Cough
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Ethambutol
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Lung
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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