[Mycobacterium malmoense infection in an immunocompetent patient]

Rev Med Liege. 2009 Jul-Aug;64(7-8):390-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of a 57-year-old patient in whom we found a pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium malmoense. This patient had no immunodeficiency and responded quite rapidly to anti-tuberculous therapy. He was treated for 6 months by levofloxacine, myambutol, and nicotibine, followed by 3 months of clarithromycine, levofloxacine and myambutol. The patient improved clinically to become asymptomatic and the cavitary lesion shown at the CT-scan slightly decreased. The patient is still currently treated by clarithromycine and ciproxine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Clarithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Combinations
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Ethambutol / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / complications*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vitamin B Complex / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • ciprofloxacin, hydrocortisone drug combination
  • Vitamin B Complex
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Ethambutol
  • Ofloxacin
  • Clarithromycin
  • Hydrocortisone