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Pneumococcal Pneumonia Co-infection with Mycobacterium avium and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Authors :
Kobashi Y
Yoshioka D
Kato S
Oga T
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2022 Apr 15; Vol. 61 (8), pp. 1285-1290. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 19.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

A 61-year-old woman was transferred with a complaint of a fever and productive cough. She had tested positive for Mycobacterium avium and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica at least twice, and Streptococcus pneumonia (PISP) was isolated (3+) from her purulent sputum. As radiological findings, a lower lung field-dominant infiltration shadow and nodular shadow with cavity were recognized in the bilateral lung fields. We diagnosed her with pneumococcal pneumonia co-infection with M. avium and N. cyriacigeorgica. She was treated with MEPM for pneumococcal pneumonia, a standard regimen containing clarithromycin for pulmonary M. avium complex (MAC) disease, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for pulmonary nocardiosis. She improved with appropriate treatment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1349-7235
Volume :
61
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34670879
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.6895-20