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Data on non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) infection in non-HIV patients in Tanzania are scarce. However, NTM infections are emerging in Africa as in many parts of the world. Healthcare providers and physicians working in high tuberculosis incidence regions should also consider NTM as one of the
A 54 year-old woman was admitted with cough and high fever. Computed tomographic scan of the chest showed bilateral patchy infiltrates, predominantly in the upper lobes. Eosinophils in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) accounted for 19% of BALF cells. Furthermore, Mycobacterium avium was
A variety of possible associations between infection and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis have been reported. We describe a 75-year-old woman who presented with chronic nonproductive cough, migratory polyarthralgias, and microscopic hematuria. She had an elevated
We encountered a middle-aged afebrile immunocompetent woman with a slight cough. Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) revealed a broad left upper-lobe consolidation without cavity lesions, small nodules, or bronchiectasis showing a positive fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake with
The non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM) is not a unitary disease. It is a general term for the bronchopulmonary diseases caused by any mycobacterium other than M. tuberculosis. We don't call the pulmonary "pseudomoniosis" for the diffuse bronchiectasis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, though
We reported three sisters of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease. The oldest sister was complaining of bloody sputum, and cultures were positive for M. avium. By monotherapy with clarithromycin, symptom and imaging findings had shown no progression for six years. The second sister
Recently, several studies have revealed the usefulness of surgical therapy for nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease. We have encountered and taken many opportunities for surgical therapy in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease. From April 1995 through March 1999, 14 patients with MAC