Mycobacterium intracellulare Pleurisy Identified on Liquid Cultures of the Pleural Fluid and Pleural Biopsy.
10.4046/trd.2013.74.3.124
- Author:
Jong Gu LIM
1
;
Sei Won O
;
Ki Dong LEE
;
Dong Keun SUK
;
Tae Young JUNG
;
Tae Sun SHIM
;
Gyu Rak CHON
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea. medicor@kku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous;
Mycobacterium avium Complex;
Pleural Effusion
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Dyspnea;
Exudates and Transudates;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis;
Lung Diseases;
Lymphocytes;
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium avium Complex;
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous;
Pleural Effusion;
Pleurisy
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2013;74(3):124-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pleural effusion is a rare complication in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare pleuritis with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a 69-year-old man presenting with dyspnea. Pleural effusion revealed lymphocyte dominant exudate. M. intracellulare was identified using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method and liquid cultures of pleural effusion and pleural biopsy. After combination therapy for M. intracellulare pulmonary disease, the patient was clinically well at a 1-month follow-up.
