title: Mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary infection: case report of an uncommon pathogen in Korea.
abstract: Mycobacterium szulgai (M. szulgai) is an unusual pathogen in a human non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. Pulmonary infection due to M. szulgai may be clinically and radiologically confused with active pulmonary tuberculosis. In contrast to other non-tuberculous mycobacteria, M. szulgai infection is well controlled by combination antimycobacterial therapy. Most of the previously reported cases of M. szulgai pulmonary infection showed cavitary upper lobe infiltrates. We herein describe a case of pulmonary M. szulgai infection that shows clinical and radiological presentations similar to active pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 690-767, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Jae
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 690-767, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaechun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 690-767, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: Mycobacterium szulgai; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Pulmonary infection