Mycobacterium szulgai (M. szulgai) is an unusual pathogen in a human non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. Pulmonary infection due to M. szulgai may be clinically and radiologically confused with active pulmonary tuberculosis. In contrast to other non-tuberculous mycobacteria, M. szulgai infection is well controlled by combination antimycobacterial therapy. Most of the previously reported cases of M. szulgai pulmonary infection showed cavitary upper lobe infiltrates. We herein describe a case of pulmonary M. szulgai infection that shows clinical and radiological presentations similar to active pulmonary tuberculosis.
Aged ; Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy/*radiography ; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/*isolation & purification ; Republic of Korea ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed