Massive hemoptysis due to mycobacterium fortuitum infection controlled with bronchial artery embolization — a case report

We reported a case of first reported pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum (M. fortuitum) with massive hemoptysis, successfully treated by bronchial artery embolization (BAE). A 78-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of massive hemoptysis. A biochemical examination an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical imaging 1999-11, Vol.23 (6), p.361-363
Hauptverfasser:	Abe, Yoshiyuki, Nakamura, Masato, Suzuki, Kuninori, Hashizume, Toshinori, Tanigaki, Toshimori, Saito, Takuro, Fujino, Tadahiko, Kikuchi, Keiichi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Angiography Antitubercular Agents - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Bronchial Arteries Bronchial artery embolization Combined Modality Therapy Embolization, Therapeutic - methods Follow-Up Studies Hemoptysis Hemoptysis - diagnosis Hemoptysis - etiology Hemoptysis - therapy Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Levofloxacin Male Medical sciences Mycobacterium fortuitum Mycobacterium fortuitum - isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - complications Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - therapy Ofloxacin - administration & dosage Pneumology Pneumonia, Bacterial - complications Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis Pneumonia, Bacterial - therapy Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Respiratory system Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Severity of Illness Index Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	We reported a case of first reported pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum (M. fortuitum) with massive hemoptysis, successfully treated by bronchial artery embolization (BAE). A 78-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of massive hemoptysis. A biochemical examination and DNA/DNA hybridization revealed M. fortuitum in the culture of his sputum. He was treated by BAE, and antituberculous agents and levofloxacin. The patient remains well without recurrence more than one and a half years after the admission.
ISSN:	0899-7071 1873-4499
DOI:	10.1016/S0899-7071(00)00163-7