Localized Empyema due to Mycobacterium bovis.
- Author:
Seong Kyeong LIM
1
;
Ji Young PARK
;
Sung Dal PARK
;
Hee Kyung CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. aiteite1@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycobacterium bovis;
Empyema;
Tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Eating;
Emigrants and Immigrants;
Empyema;
Female;
Humans;
Inhalation;
Milk;
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium bovis;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Bovine;
Vietnam
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2011;81(6):792-796
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bovine tuberculosis, which is caused by Mycobacterium bovis, a member of the M. tuberculosis complex, is a zoonosis transmitted through the inhalation of infected droplets or the ingestion of raw milk. Human bovine tuberculosis has been reported rarely in most countries since the introduction of pasteurized milk and M. bovis eradication programs. However, it has been reported in other areas with poorly controlled programs. We encountered a case of localized empyema due to M. bovis infection in a pregnant female immigrant from Vietnam. We report this case with a brief review of the related literature.
