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Resch, B; Eber, E; Beitzke, A; Bauer, C; Zach, M.
Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium gordonae in an adolescent immunocompetent patient.
RESPIRATION 1997 64: 300-303.
Doi: 10.1159/000196691
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- Resch Bernhard
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Beitzke Albrecht
- Eber Ernst
- Zach Maximilian
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- Abstract:
- We report the case of 17-year-old male adolescent immunocompetent patient with an operated transposition of the great arteries after the Mustard technique admitted to our hospital because of a cough and hemoptysis. Two nodules and an area of ground glass appearance located in the lower lobe of the left lung were diagnosed by ultrafast computed tomography (UF-CT) after ruling out cardiovascular complications. The gastric aspirate revealed acid-fast bacilli despite a repeatedly negative tuberculin skin test identified as Mycobacterium gordonae by the Gen-Probe Rapid Diagnostic Test. After an initial standard antimycobacterial therapy with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide the therapy was changed to clarithromycin and after a treatment course of 14 days, the UF-CT revealed a normal scan of both lungs. The case described suggests that one has to consider M. gordonae as a rare cause of infection even in immunocompetent patients.
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- Adolescent -
- Humans -
- Immunocompetence -
- Male -
- Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical - diagnosis
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - immunology
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- Mycobacterium Gordonae
- Pulmonary Infection
- Clarithromycin
- Cardiovascular Disease