title: Surgical management in atypical pulmonary tuberculosis (MAIS complex).
abstract: Forty-four patients with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare-scrofulaceum (MAIS) complex pulmonary infection who had a surgical procedure for management of their disease are reviewed. Relapse occurred in three cases and two patients died as a late result of their surgery. This gave a satisfactory treatment result in 89% of cases. The follow-up period was from nine months to 14 years after surgery. It is suggested that, despite the advent of modern antituberculosis drugs, resection of lung tissue is still the treatment of choic in suitable cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents