title: Nontuberculous mycobacterium disease with pleural empyema in a patient with advanced AIDS.
abstract: Pleural involvement in nontuberculous mycobacterium infection has rarely been reported. We present a case of a patient with advanced AIDS, not on antiretroviral therapy, who presented with massive pleural empyema and splenic and liver abscess secondary to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex. She was a 42-year-old female who was admitted with fever, chills, weight loss, and productive cough of 3 weeks duration. Her pleural fluid cultures were positive for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, and no other organism was identified. Our patient had good outcome after treatment with antitubercular agents (isoniazid, rifabutin, and clarithromycin).
authors.affiliation: Harlem Hospital Center at Columbia University, New York, New York 10037, USA. ah2346@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Aliya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: Tjark
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schliep
authors.forename: Cosmina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zeana
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents