Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in adulthood complicated by mycobacterium celatum infection

Satoshi Ikegame, Yoshinori Nagamatsu, Nobuhiko Nagata, Yuko Kazumi, Satoshi Mitarai, Yasunori Iwasaki, Chika Harada, Hiroyuki Kumazoe, Masayuki Kawasaki, Akira Kajiki

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Abstract

A 25-year-old woman with no underlying disease presented with a large fluid-filled cavitary lesion in the right lung. Mycobacterium celatum was isolated from the cavitary fluid, and treatment with ethambutol, rifampicin, and clarithromycin was initiated. After 4 months of treatment, right lower pulmonary lobectomy was performed. Histological examination confirmed M. celatum infection as well as concurrent congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM). M. celatum has been implicated in opportunistic infections. This infection, however, was related to underlying CCAM, which resulted in a large cavitary lesion. CCAM diagnosed in adulthood is rare, and is made more challenging by an infectious complication.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2203-2207
Number of pages5
JournalInternal Medicine
Volume51
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
  • Mycobacterium celatum
  • Non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis

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