We report a case of pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) infection with destructive growth in the entire right lung. The patient was 56-year-old woman who had had pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 40 and had been diagnosed as having pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection 4 years prior to admission at our hospital. Although various antibiotics were administered, persistent fever, hemoptysis and weight loss developed. After undergoing a right pneumonectomy, her clinical symptoms improved dramatically and sputum excretions of M. abscessus ceased. No relapse of the disease has been observed in the 2 years since surgery. Pneumonectomy was very effective for refractory M. abscessus infection that destroyed the right lung.
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Kobayashi, Daisuke
Ito, Satoshi
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Hirata, Akira
Abe, Asami
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Nakazono, Kiyoshi
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Kasetsart Univ, Vet Teaching Hosp, Fac Vet Med, Dermatol Ctr, Bangkok 10900, ThailandKasetsart Univ, Vet Teaching Hosp, Fac Vet Med, Dermatol Ctr, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Chuenngam, Thapanee
Chermprapai, Suttiwee
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