Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report
Abstract We report the first case of Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia and traction bronchiectasis. He was treated with oral doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim daily for 9 months. This was associated...
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| description | Abstract We report the first case of Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia and traction bronchiectasis. He was treated with oral doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim daily for 9 months. This was associated with eradication of the microorganism in the sputum and steady weight gain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9516f99118e84cb6aa5711835d3299012022-12-22T04:41:00ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-10-011010n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6329Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case reportSalil Kalra0Israel Rubinstein1Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Medical Service, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Chicago Illinois USASection of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Medical Service, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Chicago Illinois USAAbstract We report the first case of Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia and traction bronchiectasis. He was treated with oral doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim daily for 9 months. This was associated with eradication of the microorganism in the sputum and steady weight gain.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6329bronchiectasisdrug susceptibilitymacrolide resistancenontuberculous mycobacteriarapid growersputum culture |
| spellingShingle | Salil Kalra Israel Rubinstein Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report Clinical Case Reports bronchiectasis drug susceptibility macrolide resistance nontuberculous mycobacteria rapid grower sputum culture |
| title | Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report |
| title_full | Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report |
| title_short | Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report |
| title_sort | mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia case report |
| topic | bronchiectasis drug susceptibility macrolide resistance nontuberculous mycobacteria rapid grower sputum culture |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6329 |
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