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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.

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