KMID : 0882420150880010074
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Korean Journal of Medicine 2015 Volume.88 No. 1 p.74 ~ p.77
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A Case of Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
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Jeong Ho-Jung
Kim Jung-Hoon Ryu Duck-Hyun Lee Ji-Eun Jun Ji-Eun Jeong Suk-Hyeon Koh Won-Jung
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Abstract
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Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common hereditary disorders among Caucasians, it is very rare in the Korean population. Patients with CF are at particularly high risk for developing lung disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria such as the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex or Mycobacterium abscessus. Here, we report a successfully treated case of M. abscessus lung disease in a Korean patient with CF.
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KEYWORD
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Cystic fibrosis, Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Korea
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