[Exclusive surgical treatment of Mycobacterium xenopi infection of a pulmonary cavity].
The diagnosis of pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium xenopi was retained in a 48-year-old immunocompetent patient. The lesion was isolated in a peripheral region and was well limited. Exclusive surgical treatment was undertaken. Cure was complete without recurrence at three years. This case illustrates that in certain cases environmental mycobacteriosis with a very limited lesion may respond very well to surgical resection, an interesting alternative to medication.
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Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Meulan - Les Mureaux, 1, rue du Fort, 78250 Meulan. etiennelt@hotmail.com
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019912:Mycobacterium xenopi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*