title: [A case of pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection with asbestosis in a patient given multidisciplinary treatment].
abstract: A 68-year-old man consulted our hospital because of a giant cavity in the upper lobe of the right lung, which was detected in a medical examination for asbestosis. Mycobacterium abscessus was cultured from his sputum in 2 separate cultures. Therefore we diagnosed pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection and prescribed amikacin, imipenem/cilastatin, and clarithromycin. After 2 months, lobectomy of the upper lobe of the right lung was performed. The 3 antibiotics were continued for another 6 months, and the patient recovered completely. Mycobacterium abscessus infection is one of the most intractable non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, and it is important to include surgery in the primary treatment plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital
authors.forename: Chihito
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Komaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tatsuoka
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kasugai
authors.forename: Tsuneko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000628:therapy*