We report the first case of Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia and traction bronchiectasis. He was treated with oral doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim daily for 9 months. This was associated with eradication of the microorganism in the sputum and steady weight gain.
Keywords: bronchiectasis; drug susceptibility; macrolide resistance; nontuberculous mycobacteria; rapid grower; sputum culture.
Published 2022. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.