Successful Treatment with Pneumonectomy for Pulmonary Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection

Abstract

We report a case of pulmonary

Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Infection: A Case Report

“…1 published case reports of M. abscessus pulmonary infections in immunocompetent patients. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] These cases were identified in PubMed with the keywords "Mycobacterium abscessus" and "pulmonary", and selection was limited to cases in immunocompetent hosts without cystic fibrosis. Two of the patients were treated with macrolide alone for 8 weeks 8 ; however, the efficacy of these regimens to prevent relapse cannot be determined because of the short duration of follow-up.…”

“…In most of the published case reports at least 2 agents, often including a macrolide and an aminoglycoside, were combined for a variable duration of treatment. [5][6][7]9,11,13 However, the variations in follow-up duration and clinical outcome make it difficult to compare the efficacy of these regimens. Publication of additional case series is needed to document the optimal treatment of M. abscessus lung infections.…”

Lungeinfeksjoner med ikke-tuberkuløse mykobakterier

“…Amikacin til inhalasjon er også et alternativ. Alle pasienter som har infeksjon med M. abscessus-komplekset, bør vurderes for kirurgi hvis det foreligger fokal sykdom, da suksessraten er høyere med kombinert medikamentell og kirurgisk behandling hos disse pasientene (57)(58)(59)(60)(61).…”