Pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium smegmatis in a patient with a previous gastrectomy.
Mycobacterium smegmatis pneumonia is rare, with only five cases reported in literature. The authors report a case in an adult male with a history that includes total gastrectomy. A transbronchial biopsy revealed non-caseating granuloma. Broncho-alveolar lavage culture identified M smegmatis. This case meets all 2007 American Thoracic Society criteria for the diagnosis of atypical mycobacterial pneumonia. The patient responded to a long course of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin.
Infectious Disease Associates of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Michael
M
Driks
Frank
F
Weinhold
Quintin
Q
Cokingtin
D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D020102:Mycobacterium smegmatis; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*