title: Mycobacterium avium infection complicating congenital bronchial atresia.
abstract: Bronchial atresia is a rare congenital malformation that is often complicated by infectious disease; however, mycobacterial infection is rare. Here we report a case of Mycobacterium avium infection complicating congenital bronchial atresia. A 50-year-old woman consulted our institution for further investigation of a nodular lesion in an emphysematous lung due to congenital bronchial atresia. Because we were unable to rule out malignant disease, we performed video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. After left S8 segmentectomy, the nodular lesion were diagnosed as Mycobacterial avium infection. Three years after surgery, there has been no recurrence of mycobacterium infection in the absence of medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji-City, Hyogo, Japan katccha@ares.eonet.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Katsunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji-City, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji-City, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D015619:Respiratory System Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bronchi; Bronchial diseases; Congenital abnormalities; Mycobacterium avium; Pneumonectomy; Thoracic surgery; video-assisted