title: Mycobacterium intracellulare Pleurisy Identified on Liquid Cultures of the Pleural Fluid and Pleural Biopsy.
abstract: Pleural effusion is a rare complication in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare pleuritis with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a 69-year-old man presenting with dyspnea. Pleural effusion revealed lymphocyte dominant exudate. M. intracellulare was identified using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method and liquid cultures of pleural effusion and pleural biopsy. After combination therapy for M. intracellulare pulmonary disease, the patient was clinically well at a 1-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Gu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Sei Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: O
authors.forename: Ki Dong
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Keun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Suk
authors.forename: Tae Young
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Tae Sun
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Gyu Rak
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Chon
keywords: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; Mycobacterium avium Complex; Pleural Effusion