Successful management of mycobacterium intracellulare pneumonia in a child

In recent years the incidence of disease caused by mycobacteria other than tuberculosis has increased in many areas of the United States while the number of cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has declined.1 The most common clinical manifestations of nontubercu-lous mycobacterial disease in children are lymphadenitis and swimming pool granuloma.2 Pulmonary disease, which is frequently seen in adults with underlying chronic lung disease and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is rare in children.2 We report the successful treatment of a 2-year-old girl with a severe Mycobacterium intracellulare pneumonia involving an extralobar sequestration.