A Rare Case of Chronic Otitis Media Caused by Mycobacterium massiliense in a Healthy Adult
10.3904/kjm.2020.95.4.276
- Author:
Miyeon KIM
1
;
Sang Taek HEO
;
Jae-Geun LEE
;
Michelle J. SUH
;
Chang lim HYUN
;
Jeong Rae YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
- Publication Type:1
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2020;95(4):276-280
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycobacterium massiliense (M. massiliense) is a novel nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and an opportunistic pathogen that lives in the water, soil, food, and air. It is a subspecies of the rapidly growing mycobacteria Mycobacterium abscessus. This atypical pathogen has been reported mainly in patients with lung disease or those undergoing cosmetic or surgical procedures. A 62-year-old woman presented with productive otorrhea for 10 months, no history of surgery, and chronic otitis media. M. massiliense was identified from a tissue specimen using real-time polymerase chain reaction for NTM (Biosewoom, Seoul, Korea), and NTM was identified by acid-fast bacilli culture. Successful treatment consisted of clarithromycin for 4 months. No other case of chronic otitis media related to M. massiliense has been reported. This is the first confirmed case of chronic otitis media caused by M. massiliense in a healthy adult in South Korea.
