Pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium szulgai
Abstract
Pulmonary infections are the most common manifestations of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria infections. We report a 54-year-old male patient complaining about cough, hemorrhagic sputum, weakness and weight loss with a history of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. Radiological findings and early-morning gastric fluid mycobacteriological culture indicated fibrocavitary pulmonary infection caused by M. szulgai. The patient was successfully treated with standard 6-month antituberculosis therapy regimen with re-evaluation bimonthly for 12 months. Physicians should consider non-tuberculosis mycobacteria infections for especially individuals with risk factors if it is clinically compatible and supports microbiological findings. When isolated, M. szulgai must be considered as a causative pathogen.
Keywords
Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria,slowly-growing mycobacteria,pulmonary infection
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