Thoracic empyema due to nontuberculous mycobacteria in an immunocompetent patient without pulmonary disease: a case report

作者全名："Yu, Fengjiao; Li, Yongxia; Luo, Jing; Chen, Xingru; Yu, Jiang"

作者地址："[Yu, Fengjiao; Li, Yongxia; Luo, Jing; Chen, Xingru; Yu, Jiang] Chongqing Med Univ, Univ Town Hosp, Dept Resp & Crit Care Med, Chongqing 401331, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Yu, J (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Univ Town Hosp, Dept Resp & Crit Care Med, Chongqing 401331, Peoples R China."

来源：BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE

ESI学科分类：CLINICAL MEDICINE

WOS号：WOS:001008681400001

JCR分区：Q2

影响因子：2.6

年份：2023

卷号：23

期号：1

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文献类型：Article

关键词：Diagnostic dilemma; Immunocompetent; Empyma; MAC; mNGS; Histopathology

摘要："BackgroundPleural involvement by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), especially NTM empyema in the immunocompetent patient without pulmonary diseases is a rare disease. It is difficult to diagnose with only a few cases of immunodeficient patients in the literature.Case presentationWe describe a 63-year-old male with empyema due to NTM and highlight the challenges of diagnosis.ConclusionsNon-tuberculous mycobacterial infection should be considered as a cause of pleuritis or empyema without pulmonary disease, however it is a real diagnostic dilemma."

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