Pulmonary disease caused by a newly identified mycobacterium: Mycolicibacterium toneyamachuris: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is becoming a significant health burden. Recent advances in analysis techniques have allowed the accurate identification of previously unknown NTM species. Here, we report a case of NTM-PD caused by a newly identified mycobacteria in an immunocompetent patient.

Case presentation

A 44-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to the frequent aggravation of her chronic respiratory symptoms, with NTM-PD-compatible computed tomography findings. Unidentified mycobacterium was repeatedly isolated from respiratory specimens and we diagnosed her as NTM-PD of unidentified mycobacterium. Subsequent whole-genome analysis revealed that the unidentified mycobacterium was a novel mycobacterium genetically close to M

SUBMITTER: Kuge T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7690136 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature