title: Endobronchial lesions caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in apparently healthy pediatric patients.
abstract: Pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in healthy children is rare, and its pathogenesis is unknown in most cases and standardized treatment is lacking. Here, we report various endobronchial manifestations in 5 patients including hitherto undescribed diffuse tracheobronchial granulomas in 2 patients. Bronchoscopic debulking was performed in all patients and tuberculostatic treatment in 4. All patients including 1 without tuberculostatic treatment showed remission.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Carolin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kröner
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griese
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kappler
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schoen
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nicolai
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reiter
mesh_terms: D001982:Bronchial Diseases; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria