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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2006;71(6):678-682.
- 증례:급성 폐렴으로 발현한 Mycobacterium intracellulare 폐질환
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이유지, , , , , ,
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- Acute pneumonia caused by mycobacterium intracellulare
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Yu Ji Lee, Won Jung Koh, Hye Yun Park, Jae Uk Shin, Jun Am Shin, Na Ree Kang, Hae Won Jung
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고려대학교 의과대학 내과학교실
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- Abstract
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical
Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
The Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) is the most common pathogen in
pulmonary disease caused by a nontuberculous mycobacteria. Patients with MAC pulmonary
disease tend to be older, are more likely to have underlying lung disease than tuberculosis
patients. The insidious nature of MAC pulmonary disease has been emphasized in many reports
because symptoms may be present for months or years before a diagnosis can be made. Most
patients experience chronic coughing, which is usually productive of purulent sputum. A MAC
pulmonary infection is rarely accompanied by acute respiratory symptoms and lobar pneumonic
consolidation on chest radiography. We report a very rare case of M. intracellulare pulmonary
disease presenting as acute pneumonia.(Korean J Med 71:678-682, 2006)
Key Words : Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection,
Pneumonia
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