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Mycobacterium abscessus complex lung infection in a toddler with a Tracheostomy
Author(s) -
Iwanaga Kensho,
Carter Edward R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.22789
Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium abscessus , lung infection , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , bronchoscopy , lung , cystic fibrosis , nontuberculous mycobacteria , intensive care medicine , surgery , mycobacterium , pathology , tuberculosis , pregnancy , biology , genetics , gestational age
Mycobacterium abscessus complex and other non‐tuberculous mycobacteria are infrequently encountered respiratory pathogens in patients with tracheostomies. We report a 4‐year‐old girl with a tracheostomy, placed during infancy for management of severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia and laryngeal stenosis, who developed a M. abscessus complex lung infection. There was clear evidence of parenchymal involvement and true infection beyond colonization. She demonstrated dramatic clinical, laboratory, and radiographic improvement after prolonged anti‐mycobacterial therapy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2014; 49:296–298. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.