Co-existence of organising pneumonia in a patient with Mycobacterium avium intracellulare pulmonary infection.

Co-Infection of Dengue Fever, Aspergillosis and Mycobacterium Avium Complex in an Aged Patient with Pneumonia

Prevalence and risk factors for chronic co-infection in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease

BACKGROUND Patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease are often co-infected with various pathogenic microorganisms. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of co-infection with non-MAC pathogens and the risk factors associated with co-infection in patients with pulmonary MAC disease. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the patient characteristics, microbiological r...

Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium infection demonstrating unusual lobar caseous pneumonia

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a major medical concern in Japan because of its increased prevalence and associated mortality. A common radiological feature in pulmonary MAC infection is a mixture of two basic patterns: fibrocavitary and nodular bronchiectatic; however, lobar consolidation is rare. We report an 83-year-old man with lobar caseous pneumonia caused by pulmonary MAC ...

Mycobacterium intracellulare pulmonary infection which co-existed and mimicked lung cancer.

We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare (M. intracellulare) pulmonary infection with co-existing lung cancer and presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule requiring differentiation from lung cancer. Computed tomography showed two nodules (20 mm) with spicula formation and pleural indentation on the right lower lobe of the lung (right S6 and S8). Transbronchial biopsies from the right S...

Infection by Rhodococcus equi in a patient with AIDS: histological appearance mimicking Whipple's disease and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection.

Rhodococcus equi pneumonia with systemic dissemination is being reported increasingly in immunocompromised patients. This is the first case report of disseminated R equi infection with biopsy documented involvement of the large intestine. The patient was a 46 year old male with AIDS who was diagnosed with cavitating pneumonia involving the left lower lobe. R equi was isolated in culture from th...