Challenges of diagnosing and treating non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease [NTM-PD]: A case series

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Ekta Patil¹  Aditya Chindam²  Hemanth Kilaru²  Samanvitha Vengaldas²  Satish Chandra Kilaru²  Vijetha Reddy Srigiri²  Umair Syed²  Nagender Prasad Chenimilla² 

[1] JAYA Hospital, Warangal, Telangana, India;Department of Respiratory Medicine, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India;

关键词: Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria;    Pulmonary Disease;    Diagnosis;    Treatment;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) may simulate Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) in its clinical and radiological expression posing a diagnostic dilemma and challenge to the treating physician, especially in high TB prevalent countries. Though recent emerging data indicates inter-human transmission, infection with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is commonly acquired from the environmental sources [1]. NTM can produce disease not only in immunocompromised populations but also in healthy individuals leading to significant morbidity and mortality [2]. Unlike PTB, NTM-PD is usually difficult to confirm and speciate in resource limited clinical settings and high TB endemic countries due to non-availability, poor accessibility and affordability to a specific culture facility. Apart from diagnostic challenges, adverse drug effects with treatment leading to non-adherence are another vexing problem. We present here case descriptions of four patients of NTM-PD, confirmed by culture isolates, one was a rapid grower and the other three were slow growers. All four patients were treated with available guideline-based treatment protocols and followed up.

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