Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection
Tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are concerning for individuals with factors such as previous TB, diabetes, and chronic pulmonary conditions. Coinfections with TB and NTM, though rare, present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Mycobacterium kansasii, an NTM spe...
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| author | P. Prem Ananth S. Raghul Raj R. Anand N. Nagarajan |
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| description | Tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are concerning for individuals with factors such as previous TB, diabetes, and chronic pulmonary conditions. Coinfections with TB and NTM, though rare, present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Mycobacterium kansasii, an NTM species, can cause pulmonary disease similar to TB, requiring thorough diagnostic approaches for effective treatment. This case report highlights a 61-year-old male farmer with a history of TB who was diagnosed with a TB-NTM (M. kansasii) coinfection after presenting with recurrent pulmonary symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3abfca1fc9f4fdc8dc22ba657b872d32025-02-11T10:16:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu2772-63552772-63632025-01-0181313310.4103/japt.japt_21_24Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium InfectionP. Prem AnanthS. Raghul RajR. AnandN. NagarajanTuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are concerning for individuals with factors such as previous TB, diabetes, and chronic pulmonary conditions. Coinfections with TB and NTM, though rare, present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Mycobacterium kansasii, an NTM species, can cause pulmonary disease similar to TB, requiring thorough diagnostic approaches for effective treatment. This case report highlights a 61-year-old male farmer with a history of TB who was diagnosed with a TB-NTM (M. kansasii) coinfection after presenting with recurrent pulmonary symptoms.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/japt.japt_21_24mycobacterium kansasiinontuberculous mycobacterianontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary diseasetuberculosis–nontuberculous mycobacteria coinfection |
| spellingShingle | P. Prem Ananth S. Raghul Raj R. Anand N. Nagarajan Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu mycobacterium kansasii nontuberculous mycobacteria nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease tuberculosis–nontuberculous mycobacteria coinfection |
| title | Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection |
| title_full | Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection |
| title_fullStr | Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection |
| title_short | Dual Mycobacterial Invasion: A Case Report on Coexisting Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infection |
| title_sort | dual mycobacterial invasion a case report on coexisting tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterium infection |
| topic | mycobacterium kansasii nontuberculous mycobacteria nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease tuberculosis–nontuberculous mycobacteria coinfection |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/japt.japt_21_24 |
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