Tuberc Respir Dis.
2013 Mar;74(3):124-128.
Mycobacterium intracellulare Pleurisy Identified on Liquid Cultures of the Pleural Fluid and Pleural Biopsy
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- 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea. medicor@kku.ac.kr
- 2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Universitiy of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Pleural effusion is a rare complication in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare pleuritis with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a 69-year-old man presenting with dyspnea. Pleural effusion revealed lymphocyte dominant exudate. M. intracellulare was identified using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method and liquid cultures of pleural effusion and pleural biopsy. After combination therapy for M. intracellulare pulmonary disease, the patient was clinically well at a 1-month follow-up.
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