Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in an immunocompetent adolescent

Kin Sun Wong; Tzou Yien Lin; Yhu Chering Huang; Chih Yung Chiu

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in an immunocompetent adolescent

Kin Sun Wong, Tzou Yien Lin, Yhu Chering Huang, Chih Yung Chiu

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Abstract

We report a 16-year-old previously healthy boy who presented with a 6-week history of fever, anorexia, weight loss, and respiratory distress. The chest radiograph showed bilateral upper infiltrates and cavitations indistinguishable from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. He was actually infected with M. kansasii. Treating Mycobacterium in an immunocompetent child requires multiple antimycobacterial drugs, including isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol for at least 12 months after negative sputum culture.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	908-911
Number of pages	4
Journal	Respiratory Care
Volume	53
Issue number	7
Publication status	Published - Jul 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Children
Mycobacteria
Mycobacterium kansasii
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pediatric
Pulmonary disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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