Clinical Features of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pleurisy: A Review of 12 Cases

Maiko Naito,Toshiya Maekura,Yu Kurahara,Masahiro Tahara,Naoya Ikegami,Yohei Kimura,Shoko Sonobe,Takehiko Kobayashi,Shojiro Minomo,Taisuke Tsuji,Kazunari Tsuyuguchi,Seiji Hayashi,Katsuhiro Suzuki

Clinical Features of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pleurisy: A Review of 12 Cases

2018

Maiko Naito
Toshiya Maekura
Yu Kurahara
Masahiro Tahara
Naoya Ikegami
Yohei Kimura
Shoko Sonobe
Takehiko Kobayashi
Shojiro Minomo
Taisuke Tsuji
Kazunari Tsuyuguchi
Seiji Hayashi
Katsuhiro Suzuki

Objective The incidence of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections has increased in recent decades. Nevertheless, NTM pleurisy is still a rare disease. The objective of the present study was to elucidate the clinical features and outcomes of NTM pleurisy.

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Pathology
Internal medicine
Pneumothorax
Pleurisy
Cardiology
Medicine
Malignancy
Respiratory failure
Pleural effusion
Retrospective cohort study
Rare disease
Complication

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