Sawan Batool A, Saleh Leen O, Al Shaltouni Dina Z, Sawan Mohammad A, Gawish Shefa, Ahmed Samar, Gomez-Seco Julio, Otim Michael E
Department of Public Health, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Aug 21;11:1399381. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1399381. eCollection 2024.
is an emerging slowly growing species that belongs to the group of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) with approximately 20 cases reported worldwide. We highlight the first case of pulmonary infection by in United Arab Emirates (UAE). A 44-year-old female presented with chronic productive cough; a bronchial breathing pattern was appreciated on auscultation of her right upper lung. She was treated multiple times with allergic medications and antibiotics. Thorough investigations revealed and antitubercular drugs were started, eventually she was cured, however she had multiple relapses later. This case report holds a significant potential to make considerable contribution to the diagnosis of NTM, primarily because it presents the first documented case in UAE, as well as insights on how to address possible similar cases in the future.
是一种新兴的生长缓慢的物种，属于非结核分枝杆菌（NTM）组，全球报告约20例。我们重点介绍阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）首例由其引起的肺部感染病例。一名44岁女性出现慢性咳痰；右上肺听诊可闻及支气管呼吸音。她多次接受抗过敏药物和抗生素治疗。全面检查发现了该病菌并开始使用抗结核药物，最终她治愈了，但后来又多次复发。本病例报告极有可能对NTM的诊断做出重大贡献，主要是因为它呈现了阿联酋首例有记录的病例，以及对未来如何处理可能的类似病例的见解。
