[Two cases of Mycobacterium avium complex pleuritis].
We encountered 2 cases of Mycobacterium avium complex pleuritis. One case was a 68-year-old woman suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, treated with steroids. She presented to our hospital with dyspnea, which improved after a chest tube insertion and the administration of rifampicin, ethambutol, clarithromycin, and streptomycin. In the other case, a 71-year-old man suffering from nephritic syndrome and who had been treated with steroids presented to our hospital with low-grade fever and dyspnea. He improved after therapeutic thoracentesis and clarithromycin administration. Only 6 cases of Mycobacterium avium complex pleuritis have been reported; because it is rare, the characteristics and prognosis of the disease remain unknown. We report 2 cases and review 6 previous reports of Mycobacterium avium complex pleuritis.
Ishiguro
Takashi
T
Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center.
Takayanagi
Noboru
N
Saito
Hiroo
H
Ubukata
Mikio
M
Yanagisawa
Tsutomu
T
Sugita
Yutaka
Y
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural