1Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
2Pulmonary and critical care, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater county, Rocksprings, Wyoming, USA
American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology.
2014,
Vol. 2 No. 1, 1-3
DOI: 10.12691/ajidm-2-1-1
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Paudel Rudra, Subedi Rajesh, Neupane Pritam. Pulmonary Infection with Mycobacterium Gordonae in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report.
American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. 2014; 2(1):1-3. doi: 10.12691/ajidm-2-1-1.
Correspondence to: Paudel Rudra, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email:
ruznpraj@hotmail.comAbstract
Mycobacterium gordonae is a least pathogenic mycobacterium and a rare cause of infectionin human beings [1]. We report a case of 59 year old male with fever, cough, SOB and radiographic features of persistent left upper lobe consolidation/atelectasis with left hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Mycobacterium gordonae was isolated by DNA probe on bronchoalveolar lavage. He was observed without any active treatment for mycobacteria. He healed with minimal scarring of the lung. Mycobacterium gordonae can cause clinically significant pulmonary infection but the chances of it being just a contaminant should also be considered [1,2,6].
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