Table 5 Clinical characteristics of four patients from whom rare NTM were isolated more than once
From: Frequency and clinical implications of the isolation of rare nontuberculous mycobacteria
Patients (sex/age) | Chief complaint | Underlying diseases | CT finding | Isolated NTM (number of times isolated) | Progression of radiographic lesions | Treatment (Y/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (F/74) | Sputum | • History of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis | • Nodules and subsegmental atelectasis | M. conceptionense (2) | • Not definite | No |
2 (F/33) | Cough | • Undergoing jejunostomy (due to lye ingestion) | • Consolidations and branching opacities | M. abscessus (2) | • Increase in number of multiple centrilobular nodules and extent of bronchiectasis | Yes |
Sputum | ||||||
Weight loss | • Bipolar I disorder | M. goodii (2) | ||||
Clarithromycin, Rifampin, Ethambutol, Moxifloxacin | ||||||
(Sep. 2007–Oct. 2009) | ||||||
3 (F/63) | Bloody sputum | • Diabetes | • Bronchiectasis and nodules | M. phocaicum (1) | • Not definite | No |
• Coronary artery disease | M. mageritense (1) | |||||
4 (M/59) | Cough | • History of pulmonary TB | • Nodules, consolidations, fluid-containing cavity | M. chimaera (3) | • New centrilobular nodules and patchy consolidation | No |
Hemoptysis |