Maimon Nimrod, Brunton James, Chan Adrienne, Marras Theodore K
Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Beer-Sheva, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2009. doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0967. Epub 2009 Feb 2.
In this case study, a 71 year old man with emphysema and severe rheumatoid arthritis, previously treated with a TNFα receptor antagonist, presented with progressive dyspnoea and weight loss. Thoracic imaging revealed extensive destruction of the left lung and this was associated with positive Mycobacterium xenopi cultures from respiratory samples. Anti-mycobacterial chemoptherapy was poorly tolerated and the patient subsequently died from respiratory failure and generalised wasting.
在本病例研究中,一名71岁患有肺气肿和严重类风湿性关节炎的男性,此前接受过肿瘤坏死因子α受体拮抗剂治疗,出现进行性呼吸困难和体重减轻。胸部影像学检查显示左肺广泛破坏,且呼吸道样本中偶发分枝杆菌培养呈阳性。抗分枝杆菌化疗耐受性差,患者随后死于呼吸衰竭和全身消瘦。