Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Pulmonary involvement of MAC may range from asymptomatic colonization of the respiratory tract to invasive parenchymal or cavitary disease. However, endobronchial lesions with MAC infection are rare in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed hosts. Here, we report MAC infection presenting as an endobronchial mass in a patient with AIDS.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*complications ; Adult ; Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use ; Bronchial Diseases/complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology ; Bronchoscopy ; Humans ; Male ; Mycobacterium avium Complex ; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy ; Opportunistic Infections/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed