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KMID : 0882420080750040475
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2008 Volume.75 No. 4 p.475 ~ p.478
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Mycobacterium intracellulare pulmonary infection accompanied with pleural effusion
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Kwak Soo-Young
Bae Sun-Youn
Yun Won-Kyoung
Kim Min-Young
Kim Yoon-Jung
Choi Moon-Ki
Koh Won-Jung
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Abstract
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Mycobacterium intracellulare pulmonary disease accompanied with pleural effusion. A 76-year-old man was admitted to
our hospital because of dyspnea. A chest radiograph and CT showed bilateral bronchiectasis and bronchopneumonia
accompanied with right pleural effusion. The fluid was lymphocyte-dominant exudative effusion, and microbiological
examinations of the effusion, including staining and culturing, proved negative. However, one month after admission,
subsequent cultures of bronchial washing fluid revealed the presence of M. intracellulare. The patient’s effusion was
gradually resolved with antibiotic treatment, including clarithromycin.
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KEYWORD
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Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection, Plural effusion
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