Abstract
Two patients, a woman aged 67 years and a man aged 80 years, had chronic cough among other respiratory symptoms. In the woman, chest radiograph and CT-scan revealed partial atelectasis of the middle lobe and bronchiectasis. In the man, an interstitial pattern was seen on chest radiograph, and CT scan showed diffuse bronchiectasis. In both the man and the woman, non-tuberculous mycobacteria were identified (Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium abscessus, respectively). Treatment was successful in both patients. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria can cause considerable pulmonary infection in patients with bronchiectasis.
| Translated title of the contribution | Pulmonary infection caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in two patients with bronchiectasis |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 961-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
| Volume | 149 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2005 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bronchiectasis/diagnosis
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnosis
- Mycobacterium avium Complex/isolation & purification
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/diagnosis
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/isolation & purification
- Pulmonary Atelectasis/diagnosis
- Treatment Outcome