title: [Mycobacterium chelonei pulmonary infections. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Infections caused by Mycobacterium chelonei are rare. We report a case of pulmonary infection in a 57-year-old non-immunocompromised woman. Most of the abnormalities were observed at radiology which showed bilateral apical excavated opacities. The disease could only be diagnosed on surgical biopsies. Beside diagnostic problems, M. chelonei infections are a source of therapeutic problems.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre hospitalier régional et universitaire, Rennes.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lineau
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Quinquenel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Coz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Desrues
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ramee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kernec
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Prigent
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delaval
mesh_terms: D017291:Clarithromycin; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin; D017291:Clarithromycin
vernacular_title: Les infections pulmonaires à Mycobacterium chelonei. A propos d'un cas.