title: Isolated pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: case reports and literature review.
abstract: We report 4 cases of isolated pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection and review the 20 previously reported cases in the human immunodeficiency virus literature. All 4 patients had acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and 3 were believed to have had an immune reconstitution syndrome as a cause of MAC infection. Two patients underwent bronchoscopy with biopsy, revealing endobronchial lesions and granuloma formation, and all 4 patients responded well to MAC therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA. csalama@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Policar
authors.forename: Mythili
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venkataraman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000382:microbiology*