Mycobacterium gordonae-induced humidifier lung
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Mycobacterium gordonae-induced humidifier lung
BACKGROUND Nontuberculous mycobacteria are well known to be a cause of hot tub lung, however, to our knowledge, there exists no case report of humidifier lung induced by mycobacteria. CASE PRESENTATION A case of a nonimmunocompromised female patient with Mycobacterium gordonae-induced humidifier lung is described. She spontaneously recovered after discontinuing ultrasonic humidifier use. When...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pulmonary Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-015-0107-y