Korean J Intern Med.
2007 Sep;22(3):215-219. 10.3904/kjim.2007.22.3.215.
Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection Presenting as an Endobronchial Mass in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. hochkim@gshp.gsnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
- 3Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
- KMID: 1785631
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2007.22.3.215
Abstract
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Pulmonary involvement of MAC may range from asymptomatic colonization of the respiratory tract to invasive parenchymal or cavitary disease. However, endobronchial lesions with MAC infection are rare in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed hosts. Here, we report MAC infection presenting as an endobronchial mass in a patient with AIDS.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*complications
Adult
Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use
Bronchial Diseases/complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology
Bronchoscopy
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium avium Complex
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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