Korean J Med.  2015 Jan;88(1):74-77. 10.3904/kjm.2015.88.1.74.

A Case of Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis

• Jeong HJ
• Kim JH
• Ryu DH
• Lee JE
• Jun JE
• Jeong SH
• Koh WJ

• KMID: 2269174
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2015.88.1.74

Abstract

Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common hereditary disorders among Caucasians, it is very rare in the Korean population. Patients with CF are at particularly high risk for developing lung disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria such as the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex or Mycobacterium abscessus. Here, we report a successfully treated case of M. abscessus lung disease in a Korean patient with CF.

Keyword

Cystic fibrosis; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium intracellulare; Korea

MeSH Terms

Cystic Fibrosis*
Humans
Korea
Lung Diseases*
Mycobacterium avium Complex
Mycobacterium*
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria