Open AccessMycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia: Case report
Author(s) -
Kalra Salil,
Rubinstein Israel
Publication year - 2022
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/ccr3.6329
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiectasis , ciprofloxacin , sputum , pneumonia , doxycycline , pulmonary disease , trimethoprim , productive cough , interstitial pneumonia , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , tuberculosis , lung , biology
We report the first case of Mycobacterium iranicum pulmonary disease in an elderly patient with extensive usual interstitial pneumonia and traction bronchiectasis. He was treated with oral doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim daily for 9 months. This was associated with eradication of the microorganism in the sputum and steady weight gain.