Case Report : Mycobacterium intracellulare Pleurisy Identified on Liquid Cultures of the Pleural Fluid and Pleural Biopsy

Pleural effusion is a rare complication in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare pleuritis with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a 69-year-old man presenting with dyspnea. Pleural effusion revealed lymphocyte dominant exudate. M. intracellulare was...

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Published in:Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases 2013-03, Vol.74 (3), p.124
Main Authors: Jong Gu Lim, Sei Won O, Ki Dong Lee, Dong Keun Suk, Tae Young Jung, Tae Sun Shim, Gyu Rak Chon
Format: Article
Language:Korean
Subjects:
Mycobacterium avium Complex
Mycobacterium Infections
Nontuberculous
Pleural Effusion
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Summary:Pleural effusion is a rare complication in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare pleuritis with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a 69-year-old man presenting with dyspnea. Pleural effusion revealed lymphocyte dominant exudate. M. intracellulare was identified using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method and liquid cultures of pleural effusion and pleural biopsy. After combination therapy for M. intracellulare pulmonary disease, the patient was clinically well at a 1- month follow-up.
ISSN:1738-3536
2005-6184