Pulmonary Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection with cavitary lesion

Yuriko Sueda; Hirokazu Tokuyasu; Hiromitsu Sakai; Akira Yamasaki

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1399

Respirology Case Reports (Jun 2024)

Pulmonary Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection with cavitary lesion

Yuriko Sueda,
Hirokazu Tokuyasu,
Hiromitsu Sakai,
Akira Yamasaki

Affiliations

Yuriko Sueda: Department of Respiratory Medicine Matsue Red Cross Hospital Matsue Japan
Hirokazu Tokuyasu: Department of Respiratory Medicine Matsue Red Cross Hospital Matsue Japan
Hiromitsu Sakai: Department of Respiratory Medicine Matsue Red Cross Hospital Matsue Japan
Akira Yamasaki: Division of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1399
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

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Key message We report a rare case of pulmonary Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection with cavitary lesion. Chemotherapy with rifampicin, ethambutol, and clarithromycin was effective for the lesion.

Published in Respirology Case Reports

ISSN: 2051-3380 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20513380

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