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18827425

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
Nontuberculous mycobacterium infection is rarely accompanied by pleural involvement. We describe a very rare occurrence of Mycobacterium (M) avium pleuritis with pleural effusion in a non-compromised 73-year-old woman patient who had been treated for sick sinus syndrome. She was admitted to our hospital with general malaise and left pleural effusion. To establish a definitive diagnosis, a biopsy specimen was obtained from the left parietal pleura by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The pleural biopsy specimen revealed only diffuse lymphoid cell infiltration and neoplastic or granulomatous lesions were absent. Culture of the pleural biopsy specimen revealed M. avium, indicating that the pleuritis was caused by this organism. A course of anti-tubercular agents (rifampin, ethambutol and streptomycin sulfate) and clarithromycin gradually resolved the pleural effusion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1349-7235
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1727-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Mycobacterium avium pleuritis in a non-immunocompromised patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Fukuoka.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports