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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2023
Case Reports[Solitary pulmonary nodule as an unusual presentation of infection by Mycobacterium abscessus. Report of a clinical case].
- José Gutiérrez, Pires Yumay, Giancarlo Schiappacasse, Santolaya Raimundo, H Valenzuela, and H Cabello.
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
- Rev Med Chil. 2023 Dec 1; 151 (12): 163616391636-1639.
AbstractNontuberculous mycobacteria are a ubiquitous species of bacteria that can produce chronic pulmonary infectious disease in humans. The clinical manifestations are diverse, from an indolent solitary pulmonary nodule up to fibrocavitary disease which carries a poor prognosis. The presentation as a solitary pulmonary nodule has been described in slowly growing mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium kansasii. In the following clinical case, we report an infection by a nontuberculous mycobacteria presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule caused by Mycobacterium abscessus and its outcomes after surgical resection.
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