[Lipid pneumonia and superinfection by Mycobacterium fortuitum. Apropos of a case].
We report a case of lipoid pneumonia complicated by supra-infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum. The diagnosis of a lipoid pneumonia was suggested by the CT Scanner which showed a negative density in the pneumonic tissue. The supra-infection by the mycobacterium dit not change the radiological opacities which stayed the same following a cure of the mycobacterial infection. A histo-pathological study showed evidence of macrophages with voluminous lipid inclusions but equally the atypical mycobacteria were associated with a giant cell-epithelioid reaction. In patients with a lipoid pneumonia the possibility of an infection should be considered and a supra-infection with an atypical mycobacterium should be looked for. At the same time, when a bacteriological study of sputum or fibreoptic aspiration of a rapidly growing mycobacterium is obtained this should raise the possibility of oil inhalations. Alveolar lavage seems to be a technique which seems to be entirely appropriate to obtain the diagnosis of the two concomitant disorders.
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Polyclinique des Minguettes, Vénissieux.
Chambon
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Fougerat
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Loire
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D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications*; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D010406:Penicillins; D000583:Amikacin
Pneumonie lipidique et surinfection par Mycobacterium fortuitum. A propos d'un cas.