Mycobacterium avium Pleurisy with Bronchopleural Fistula Resulting in Rapidly Progressive Respiratory Failure Diagnosed by Transbronchial Autopsy

Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease usually manifests as a chronic pulmonary infection. We herein report a fatal case of Mycobacterium avium pleurisy in a man with a refractory bronchopleural fistula that led to rapidly progressive pneumonia. A post-mortem transbronchial biopsy was performed. Histopathology revealed an acute lung injury pattern and epithelioid granulomas. Variable number tandem repeat analyses and drug susceptibility testing revealed Mycobacterium avium had acquired macrolide resistance during chemotherapy with rifampicin, ethambutol, and clarithromycin. Clinicians should be aware that Mycobacterium avium pleurisy with bronchopleural fistula can lead to fatal pneumonia, especially in patients with persistently positive cultures despite multidrug treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 62(2023), 8 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 1237-1241

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Osaki, Megumu [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Takehiko [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Shiomi [VerfasserIn]
Shimizu, Shigeki [VerfasserIn]
Tsuyuguchi, Kazunari [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Autopsy
Case Reports
Journal Article
Macrolide resistance
Macrolides
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Respiratory distress syndrome
Variable number tandem repeat analysis

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Date Completed 21.04.2023

Date Revised 16.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.9749-22

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NLM346473209