RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in an Immunocompetent Adolescent
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 908
OP 911
VO 53
IS 7
A1 Wong, Kin-Sun
A1 Lin, Tzou-Yien
A1 Huang, Yhu-Chering
A1 Chiu, Chih-Yung
YR 2008
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/53/7/908.abstract
AB We report a 16-year-old previously healthy boy who presented with a 6-week history of fever, anorexia, weight loss, and respiratory distress. The chest radiograph showed bilateral upper infiltrates and cavitations indistinguishable from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. He was actually infected with M. kansasii. Treating Mycobacterium in an immunocompetent child requires multiple antimycobacterial drugs, including isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol for at least 12 months after negative sputum culture.