[Solitary pulmonary nodule as an unusual presentation of infection by Mycobacterium abscessus. Report of a clinical case]

Rev Med Chil. 2023 Dec;151(12):1636-1639. doi: 10.4067/s0034-98872023001201636.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Nontuberculous mycobacteria are a ubiquitous species of bacteria that can produce chronic pulmonary infectious disease in humans. The clinical manifestations are diverse, from an indolent solitary pulmonary nodule up to fibrocavitary disease which carries a poor prognosis. The presentation as a solitary pulmonary nodule has been described in slowly growing mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium kansasii. In the following clinical case, we report an infection by a nontuberculous mycobacteria presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule caused by Mycobacterium abscessus and its outcomes after surgical resection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous* / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous* / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium abscessus* / isolation & purification
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule* / diagnostic imaging
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule* / microbiology
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule* / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed