Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Caused by Mycobacterium terrae in a Patient with Bronchiectasis.
10.4046/trd.2012.72.2.173
- Author:
Won Jung KOH
1
;
Go Eun CHOI
;
Nam Yong LEE
;
Sung Jae SHIN
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchiectasis;
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- MeSH:
Bronchiectasis;
Bronchiolitis;
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid;
Clarithromycin;
Cough;
Ethambutol;
Female;
Humans;
Lung;
Lung Diseases;
Middle Aged;
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous;
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria;
Rifampin;
Sputum;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2012;72(2):173-176
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
