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Mycobacterium brisbanense lung infection facilitated by steroid induced adrenal insufficiency
Author(s) -
Gynthersen Rosa,
Qvist Tavs,
Andersen Åse B.,
Katzenstein Terese L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/apm.12911
Subject(s) - adrenal insufficiency , medicine , nontuberculous mycobacteria , regimen , mycobacterium tuberculosis , itraconazole , lung , asthma , tuberculosis , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , pathology , biology , dermatology , antifungal
Mycobacterium brisbanense is rapid‐growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. It was first described in 2004 as a human pathogen and only one case report has previously been published. We report a case of M. brisbanense infection in a young man with asthma, recurrent lung infections and secondary adrenal insufficiency induced by inhalation steroids and itraconazole use. The mycobacterial infection was successfully treated with a long‐term multidrug regimen.