Pneumococcal Pneumonia Co-infection with Mycobacterium avium and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Yoshihiro Kobashi, Daisuke Yoshioka, Shigeki Kato, Toru Oga
Author Information
  1. Yoshihiro Kobashi: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
  2. Daisuke Yoshioka: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
  3. Shigeki Kato: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
  4. Toru Oga: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.

Abstract

A 61-year-old woman was transferred with a complaint of a fever and productive cough. She had tested positive for Mycobacterium avium and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica at least twice, and Streptococcus pneumonia (PISP) was isolated (3+) from her purulent sputum. As radiological findings, a lower lung field-dominant infiltration shadow and nodular shadow with cavity were recognized in the bilateral lung fields. We diagnosed her with pneumococcal pneumonia co-infection with M. avium and N. cyriacigeorgica. She was treated with MEPM for pneumococcal pneumonia, a standard regimen containing clarithromycin for pulmonary M. avium complex (MAC) disease, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for pulmonary nocardiosis. She improved with appropriate treatment.

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MeSH Term

Coinfection
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
Nocardia
Nocardia Infections
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal

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