title: Two faces of MAC-induced lung disease.
abstract: Lung disease due to mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is being increasingly recognized. The clinical and radiological manifestations are varied and treatment is complex. We present two cases of MAC-induced lung disease to illustrate this disease.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.
authors.forename: Sodienye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tetenta
authors.forename: Jafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abunasser
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017963:Azithromycin; D004977:Ethambutol; D012293:Rifampin