Nasopharyngeal Mycobacterium abscessus Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Masanori Kaji Ho NamkoongGenta NagaoShuhei AzekawaKensuke NakagawaraHiromu Tanaka Atsuho Morita Takanori AsakuraHirofumi KamataYoshifumi UwaminoMitsunori YoshidaKoichi FukunagaNaoki Hasegawa

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2023)

Patients whose sputum culture tests are positive for NTM and who meet the diagnostic criteria for NTM infection but do not have intrapulmonary lesions should be evaluated for otorhinolaryngological infections. Our case series revealed that immunosuppressant use is a risk factor for pharyngeal/laryngeal NTM infection and that patients with pharyngeal/laryngeal NTM infections respond relatively well to antibiotic therapy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
mycobacterium tuberculosis
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
cystic fibrosis
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
stem cells
pulmonary tuberculosis
patient reported outcomes