Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis]
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Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] · Dec 2004
Review[Clinical study on development of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease].
DEVELOPEMENT OF MAC LUNG DISEASE: An increase of nodular bronchiectatic type of MAC lung disease becomes a problem among respiratory physician today. The reason is still unknown, but it seems to be globally recognized that this type of MAC disease is developing particularly in middle-aged woman. Some papers mentioned the existence of such type of MAC lung disease already early in the 70s, in Japan. ⋯ The survival medium value was 7332 days. The prognosis of nodular bronchiectatic type was better than that of post-tuberculosis type. Extent of disease measured by chest X-ray examination at the time of first visit may be a most affecting factor to the survival rate.