| Title | Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Disease With Pleural Empyema in a Patient With Advanced AIDS. | | Author(s) | Haider A, Schliep T, Zeana C | | Institution | From the Harlem Hospital Center at Columbia University, New York, New York. | | Source | Am J Med Sci 2009 Sep 1. | | Abstract | Pleural involvement in nontuberculous mycobacterium infection has rarely been reported. We present a case of a patient with advanced AIDS, not on antiretroviral therapy, who presented with massive pleural empyema and splenic and liver abscess secondary to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex. She was a 42-year-old female who was admitted with fever, chills, weight loss, and productive cough of 3 weeks duration. Her pleural fluid cultures were positive for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, and no other organism was identified. Our patient had good outcome after treatment with antitubercular agents (isoniazid, rifabutin, and clarithromycin). | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19726970 |
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