A case report of pneumonia due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria in an immunocompetent patient

The Pan African Medical Journal

Sulaiman Lakoh¹  Olukemi Adekanmbi² 

[1] College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone;College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria;

关键词: non-tuberculous mycobacteria;    pneumonia;    tuberculosis;    immunocompetent;    case report;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2021.38.412.21501

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are uncommon pathogens in immunocompetent individuals. We report an unusual case of pneumonia with pleural effusion caused by co-infection with two species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in an immunocompetent man in Nigeria. The case highlights the possibility of the occurrence of a disease caused by these pathogens in an unusual host in a setting where they are rarely isolated as well as the challenges faced in diagnosis.

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