A Case of Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Author:
Ho Jung JEONG
1
;
Jung Hoon KIM
;
Duck Hyun RYU
;
Ji Eun LEE
;
Ji Eun JUN
;
Suk Hyeon JEONG
;
Won Jung KOH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Cystic fibrosis; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium intracellulare; Korea
- MeSH: Cystic Fibrosis*; Humans; Korea; Lung Diseases*; Mycobacterium avium Complex; Mycobacterium*; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine 2015;88(1):74-77
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common hereditary disorders among Caucasians, it is very rare in the Korean population. Patients with CF are at particularly high risk for developing lung disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria such as the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex or Mycobacterium abscessus. Here, we report a successfully treated case of M. abscessus lung disease in a Korean patient with CF.
