Cavitating pulmonary lesion secondary to mycobacterium szulgai infection-case report of a rare pathogenic organism.

Oxf Med Case Reports

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Trust, Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG, United Kingdom.

Published: July 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • Mycobacterium species (MS) is a type of non-tuberculous mycobacterium that infrequently causes lung infections.
  • There is limited research on how to diagnose, investigate, and treat MS pulmonary infections due to their rarity.
  • This case report offers insights into the clinical, microbiological, and radiological characteristics of MS pulmonary infections and proposes recommendations for long-term management.

Article Abstract

(MS) is a species of non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), which very rarely is identified as the causative pathogen of pulmonary infections. Due to its rarity, there are limitations in the existing literature regarding the diagnosis, investigation and treatment of MS pulmonary infection. Our case report provides further information regarding the clinical, microbiological and radiological findings associated with MS pulmonary infection with suggestions provided on its long term management.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11246555PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omae072DOI Listing

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