Analysis of pulmonary nodules caused by nontuberculous mycobacteriosis in 101 resected cases: multi-center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Solitary pulmonary nodules caused by nontuberculous mycobacteriosis are included as a category of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterium disease. Clinical characteristics, treatments and prognosis are not fully known because there are a few related reports.

Methods

This was a multi-center retrospective study of 101 cases diagnosed as solitary nodular type of nontuberculous mycobacteriosis from January 2000 to March 2017 that underwent resection at 9 related facilities belonging to the Thoracic Surgery Study Group of Osaka.

Results

The most common pathogen was Mycobacterium avium complex (n=77, 87.5%), followed by Mycobacterium kansasii (n=8, 9.1%). Chest computed tomography results showed subpleural locations that were difficult to distinguish

SUBMITTER: Ose N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947481 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature