title: Pulmonary infection by rapidly growing mycobacterium in an immunocompetent child.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary infections by rapidly growing mycobacteria are rare in immunocompetent children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 2-year-old boy with persistent right upper lobe pneumonia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bronchoalveolar lavage culture demonstrated growth of Mycobacterium atocessus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete resolution of disease with multidrug chemotherapy with imipenam, clarithromycin and amikacin.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Persistent upper lobe cavitory lesions can rarely be caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore, Chennai 600 008, India. Correspondence to: Dr Kalpana S, No. 48/1, HIG IIB, Second Cross Street, Third Main Road, Nolambur, Chennai 600 037, India. drskalpana@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalpana
authors.forename: B Sarath
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Balaji
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary