A Solitary Pulmonary Nodule due to &lt;i&gt;Mycobacterium gordonae&lt;/i&gt;

Collop, Nancy A.

doi:10.1159/000195869

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“…After 2 weeks, sarcoid-like granulomas had formed from epitheloid and giant cells without casefying necroses. These findings are comparable to the histology of those cases with documented lung biopsy [11,16,20,24], Further more, such lesions are in agreement with nodules shown by UF-CT in the present case.…”

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Pulmonary Infection due to <i>Mycobacterium gordonae</i> in an Adolescent Immunocompetent Patient

Resch

Eber²,

Beitzke³

et al. 1997

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We report the case of 17-year-old male adolescent immunocompetent patient with an operated transposition of the great arteries after the Mustard technique admitted to our hospital because of a cough and hemoptysis. Two nodules and an area of ground glass appearance located in the lower lobe of the left lung were diagnosed by ultrafast computed tomography (UF-CT) after ruling out cardiovascular complications. The gastric aspirate revealed acid-fast bacilli despite a repeatedly negative tuberculin skin test identified as Mycobacterium gordonae by the Gen-Probe Rapid Diagnostic Test. After an initial standard antimycobacterial therapy with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide the therapy was changed to clarithromycin and after a treatment course of 14 days, the UF-CT revealed a normal scan of both lungs. The case described suggests that one has to consider M. gordonae as a rare cause of infection even in immunocompetent patients.

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Pulmonary Infection due to <i>Mycobacterium gordonae</i> in an Adolescent Immunocompetent Patient

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Beitzke³

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“…14 Prior reports of pulmonary infection caused by M gordonae have generally been limited in scope and have incompletely defined the patient population at risk. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Some reports have, however, presented clinical and microbiological data that meet proposed, although poorly validated, case definitions of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection causing disease. 14,15 For example, Kumar Radiographic findings were attributed to old pulmonary MTB and asbestos exposure.…”

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“…While M gordonae is generally viewed as having low pathogenic potential, there have been a number of limited reports of infection causing pulmonary disease in humans. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Host risk factors for either respiratory tract colonization or pulmonary disease have not, however, been defined. Abnormal lung architecture and host immunity may be important factors.…”

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Clinical and Chest Radiographic Findings Among Persons With Sputum Culture Positive for Mycobacterium gordonae

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Stark

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“…Of two patients with lung lesions attributed to M. gordonae, one yielded multiple isolates of the organism from sputum (31), but the strain was not described in detail; in the other patient, the strain was isolated from a resected nodule (35) and was urease positive, which is very unusual for M. gordonae. Four isolations from pleural effusions have been reported (71): two associated with malignant disease, one associated with congestive heart failure, and the other of unknown origin but which resolved without treatment.…”

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This paper reviews recent information on the systematics and clinical significance of potentially pathogenic environmental mycobacteria. A short history of these mycobacteria is given. Information on species for which clinical and systematic aspects have already been well documented, i.e., Mycobacterium kansasii, M. marinum, M. scrofulaceum, M. simiae, M. szulgai, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi, and members of the M. fortuitum complex, is updated. Although the M. avium complex was extensively reviewed in earlier literature, major new systematic and clinical information is presented in some detail. Species that have received very limited prior coverage, i.e., M. asiaticum, M. haemophilum, M. malmoense, and M. shimoidei, are the main subjects of this review and are discussed in detail. The rare infections attributed to species that are normally considered nonpathogenic, i.e., M. gastri, M. gordonae, the M. terrae complex, and most of the rapidly growing mycobacteria outside of the M. fortuitum complex, are critically reviewed. Finally, suggestions are offered for practical measures that can minimize the risk of failing to isolate or misidentifying some of the more obscure potentially pathogenic environmental mycobacteria that are only infrequently recognized.

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A Solitary Pulmonary Nodule due to <i>Mycobacterium gordonae</i>

Cited by 12 publications

References 12 publications

Pulmonary Infection due to <i>Mycobacterium gordonae</i> in an Adolescent Immunocompetent Patient

Pulmonary Infection due to <i>Mycobacterium gordonae</i> in an Adolescent Immunocompetent Patient

Clinical and Chest Radiographic Findings Among Persons With Sputum Culture Positive for Mycobacterium gordonae

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