title: Pulmonary sequestration associated by Mycobacterium intracellulare infection.
abstract: A case of a 29-year-old woman with intralobar pulmonary sequestration infected with Mycobacterium intracellulare is presented. A chest CT scan revealed a density in the posterior segment of the left lower lobe, and an acid-fast bacillus sputum culture yielded Mycobacterium intracellulare. After 3 months of treatment with clarithromycin, streptomycin, rifampicin and ethambutol, the patient underwent partial resection of the left lower lobe. At the 6-month follow-up the patient's clinical status is excellent. A review of the literature revealed only three case reports of pulmonary sequestration associated with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, Kure Kyosai Hospital, Kure.
authors.forename: Yutaro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arikita
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: Naokatsu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horita
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hiyama
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniyama
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamakido
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications*