Mycobacterium fortuitum pulmonary infection complicating achalasia.
Achalasia is a cause of chronic aspiration pneumonia that may be complicated by pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum. In any patient with achalasia, the presence of a pulmonary infiltrate that does not respond to routine antibiotic therapy should suggest the possibility of M fortuitum pulmonary infection, and sputum should be cultured for these organisms.
Howard
R S
RS
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0084.
Woodring
J H
JH
Vandiviere
H M
HM
Dillon
M L
ML
D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications*; D006209:Halitosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*