Pulmonary Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection with cavitary lesion

Yuriko Sueda; Hirokazu Tokuyasu; Hiromitsu Sakai; Akira Yamasaki

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1399

Pulmonary Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection with cavitary lesion

Respirol Case Rep. 2024 Jun 12;12(6):e01399. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1399. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Yuriko Sueda¹, Hirokazu Tokuyasu¹, Hiromitsu Sakai¹, Akira Yamasaki²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine Matsue Red Cross Hospital Matsue Japan.
² Division of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago Japan.

Abstract

We report a rare case of pulmonary Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection with cavitary lesion. Chemotherapy with rifampicin, ethambutol, and clarithromycin was effective for the lesion.

Keywords: Mycobacterium shinjukuense; cavitary lesion; chemotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports