[Mycobacterial pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium simiae]

Rev Mal Respir. 2016 Mar;33(3):248-52. doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2015.06.005. Epub 2015 Aug 15.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Introduction: Mycobacterium simiae pulmonary infections remain exceptional in France.

Case report: We report a case of M. simiae lung infection and a 10-year follow-up in a non-immunocompromised host.

Conclusion: This case emphasizes the difficulties of choosing the appropriate drugs and their side effects in the absence of any existing gold standard.

Keywords: Atypical mycobacteria; Diagnosis; Diagnostic; Mycobacterium simiae; Mycobactéries atypiques; Traitement; Treatment; Tuberculose; Tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • France
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnostic imaging
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / pathology
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*