Yamamoto H, Osako T, Aogauchi R, Yamamoto H, Hironaka S
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Sanatrium Hyogo Chuo Hospital, Sanda, Japan.
Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1994 Feb;95(2):123-5.
Atypical mycobacterial infection mostly develops in the lung and its occurrence outside of the lung is very rare. We report a case of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection found with chronic empyema piercing out of the thoracic wall, to which surgical treatment was very successful. A 72-year old male had been treated for an abscess of right thoracic wall. MAC was isolated from thoracic effusion. Thoracic window and pan-pleuro-pneumonectomy was performed. No recurrence of MAC infection was found up to 1 year and 4 months when he died of accident.
非典型分枝杆菌感染大多发生在肺部,在肺部以外发生的情况非常罕见。我们报告一例鸟分枝杆菌复合群(MAC)感染病例,该病例表现为慢性脓胸穿透胸壁,手术治疗非常成功。一名72岁男性曾因右胸壁脓肿接受治疗。从胸腔积液中分离出MAC。进行了胸廓开窗术和全胸膜肺切除术。直到他因意外死亡时,在1年4个月的时间里未发现MAC感染复发。