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KMID : 0383820150780040412
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2015 Volume.78 No. 4 p.412 ~ p.415
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Isolated Endobronchial Mycobacterium avium Disease Associated with Lobar Atelectasis in an Immunocompetent Young Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review
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Kim Hye-In
Kim Ji-Won
Kim Jun-Young
Kim Young-Nam
Kim Jin-Hae
Jeong Byeong-Ho
Chung Myung-Jin
Koh Won-Jung
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Abstract
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The prevalence of lung diseases caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing worldwide. Unlike pulmonary tuberculosis, endobronchial NTM diseases are very rare with the majority of cases reported in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. We reported a rare case of endobronchial Mycobacterium avium disease associated with lobar atelectasis in a young immunocompetent patient and reviewed the relevant iterature.
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KEYWORD
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Mycobacterium avium, Bronchoscopy, Pulmonary Atelectasis
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