Open AccessWhen occam's razor can fail– active mycobacteria infection and lung cancer: A case of neuroendocrine lung cancer diagnosed in the setting of refractory mycobacterium avium‐intracellulare
Author(s) -
Garg Nupur,
Punch Chandra,
Stein Michael,
Schofield Christina
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1813
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , mycobacterium avium complex , lung , population , mycobacterium , refractory (planetary science) , cancer , pathology , tuberculosis , immunology , environmental health , astrobiology , physics
Key Clinical Message The link between Myobacterium avium‐intracellulare and lung cancer remains underemphasized in literature. Our objective is to increase awareness of Myobacterium avium‐intracellulare and coexisting lung cancer and to emphasize the need in establishing prevalence and specific testing guidelines in this patient population.