Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China.
BMC Pulm Med. 2023 Jun 19;23(1):215. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02494-5.
Pleural involvement by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), especially NTM empyema in the immunocompetent patient without pulmonary diseases is a rare disease. It is difficult to diagnose with only a few cases of immunodeficient patients in the literature.
We describe a 63-year-old male with empyema due to NTM and highlight the challenges of diagnosis.
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection should be considered as a cause of pleuritis or empyema without pulmonary disease, however it is a real diagnostic dilemma.
非结核分枝杆菌（NTM）累及胸膜，尤其是免疫功能正常的患者无肺部疾病的 NTM 脓胸，是一种罕见疾病。文献中仅有少数免疫功能低下患者的病例，因此难以诊断。
我们描述了一例 63 岁男性因 NTM 导致脓胸的病例，并强调了诊断的挑战。
无肺部疾病的胸膜炎或脓胸，如果没有其他原因，应考虑非结核分枝杆菌感染，然而这确实是一个诊断难题。
