Publications by authors named "T Ihi"

Multidrug regimens are initially withheld in mild cases of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease. Based on the anti-inflammatory effects of macrolides, some patients are treated with erythromycin, which does not appear to exhibit cross-resistance with clarithromycin in MAC. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects and adverse events of erythromycin monotherapy in patients with pulmonary MAC disease.

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A 63-year-old woman who had been treated for myelodysplastic syndrome had a high fever. Chest radiography and computed tomography revealed a giant tumorous shadow from the right mediastinum to the hilum. She was treated with antibiotics but with little effect.

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Eighteen patients with miliary tuberculosis (MTB) were admitted to our hospital from 1994 to 2003. The mean age of the patients was 63.9 years (range 19-92).

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A 59-year-old man with rusty-colored sputum was admitted for evaluation of a nodular shadow on his chest radiograph. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed nodules and nodular opacities with a cavity in the right S3. Chest CT also showed clearly a double linear shadow other than the bronchovascular bundle, with a different course from that of the bronchovascular bundle, suggesting a worm migration track.

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