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

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Jong Gu Lim¹  Sei Won O¹  Ki Dong Lee¹  Dong Keun Suk¹  Tae Young Jung¹  Tae Sun Shim²  Gyu Rak Chon¹ 

[1] Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine;Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Universitiy of Ulsan College of Medicine

关键词: Mycobacterium Infections;    Nontuberculous;    Mycobacterium avium Complex;    Pleural Effusion;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2013.74.3.124

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

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.

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