Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 47019 |
|---|---|
| Author | Sugino K, Kobayashi M, Iwata M, Gocho K, Kaburaki K, Muramatsu Y, Ishida F, Miyazaki T, Sato D, Sakaguchi S, Sano G, Kusano E, Isobe K, Sakamoto S, Takai Y, Shibuya K, Takagi K, Homma S. |
| Title | Successful treatment with pneumonectomy for pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection. |
| Journal | Intern Med |
| Abstract |
We report a case of pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) infection with destructive growth in the entire right lung. The patient was 56-year-old woman who had had pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 40 and had been diagnosed as having pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection 4 years prior to admission at our hospital. Although various antibiotics were administered, persistent fever, hemoptysis and weight loss developed. After undergoing a right pneumonectomy, her clinical symptoms improved dramatically and sputum excretions of M. abscessus ceased. No relapse of the disease has been observed in the 2 years since surgery. Pneumonectomy was very effective for refractory M. abscessus infection that destroyed the right lung. |
| Volume | 48(6) |
| Pages | 459-63 |
| Published | 2009-1-1 |
| DOI | 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.1763 |
| PII | JST.JSTAGE/internalmedicine/48.1763 |
| PMID | 19293547 |
| MeSH | Diagnosis, Differential Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Middle Aged Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / surgery* Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification* Pneumonectomy / methods* Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / surgery* |
| IF | 1.005 |
| Times Cited | 4 |
| WOS Category | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM |
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| Pathogenic microorganisms | |