Autores: Marjani Majid, Mansouri Nahal, Tabarsi Payam, Baghaei Parvaneh, Farnia Parissa, Sheikholeslami Fatemeh-Maryam, Mansouri Davood
We report the case of a 23-year-old asthmatic woman who had clinical and radiological deterioration due to Mycobacterium szulgai infection and good response to anti-mycobacterial treatment without any structural abnormalities in previous lung imaging studies. M. szulgai may be considered a pathogen able to cause deterioration of respiratory health even in patients with previously normal lungs.
Palabras clave: Mycobacterium szulgai non tuberculous mycobacteria asthma.
2012-03-14 | 455 visitas | Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones
Vol. 6 Núm.1. Enero 2012 Pags. 89-91 J Infect Developing Countries 2012; 6(1)