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  1. Fulltext Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequencing of Mycobacterium abscessus M156, an Emerging Clinical Pathogen in Malaysia
    Choo SW, Wong YL, Beh CY, Lokanathan N, Leong ML, Ong CS, et al.
    Genome Announc, 2013 Jan;1(1).
    PMID: 23405341 DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00063-12
    Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging clinical pathogen commonly associated with non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections. We report herein the draft genome of M. abscessus strain M156.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
  2. Fulltext Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: current state and future management
    Chin KL, Sarmiento ME, Alvarez-Cabrera N, Norazmi MN, Acosta A
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 2020 May;39(5):799-826.
    PMID: 31853742 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03771-0
    Currently, there is a trend of increasing incidence in pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections (PNTM) together with a decrease in tuberculosis (TB) incidence, particularly in developed countries. The prevalence of PNTM in underdeveloped and developing countries remains unclear as there is still a lack of detection methods that could clearly diagnose PNTM applicable in these low-resource settings. Since non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental pathogens, the vicinity favouring host-pathogen interactions is known as important predisposing factor for PNTM. The ongoing changes in world population, as well as socio-political and economic factors, are linked to the rise in the incidence of PNTM. Development is an important factor for the improvement of population well-being, but it has also been linked, in general, to detrimental environmental consequences, including the rise of emergent (usually neglected) infectious diseases, such as PNTM. The rise of neglected PNTM infections requires the expansion of the current efforts on the development of diagnostics, therapies and vaccines for mycobacterial diseases, which at present, are mainly focused on TB. This review discuss the current situation of PNTM and its predisposing factors, as well as the efforts and challenges for their control.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/epidemiology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/prevention & control
  3. Mycobacterium brisbanense species nova isolated from a patient with chronic cavitary lung infection
    Poh ME, Liam CK, Ng KP, Tan R
    Chest, 2014 Apr;145(4):858-860.
    PMID: 24687707 DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-1952
    We describe the first case, to our knowledge, of Mycobacterium brisbanense species nova with the type strain W6743T (=ATCC 49938T=DSM 44680T) isolated from the lungs of a man with a 6-month history of productive cough and intermittent fever presenting with acute hypoglycemia. A CT scan of the thorax revealed multiple small nodules and consolidation over both lungs with cavitation. Sputum culture repeatedly grew M brisbanense species nova, a novel species never before isolated in Malaysia. The case met the American Thoracic Society criteria for the diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. There was dramatic clinical and radiologic response to treatment with an empirical combination of rifampicin, ethambutol, and levofloxacin and subsequently clarithromycin and levofloxacin once sensitivity was known. This report is the first, to our knowledge, of the pathogen isolated in a patient with chronic cavitary lung infection since it was first identified from an antral sinus in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and the first time it is isolated from a human subject in Malaysia.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology*
  4. Fulltext Isolation of atypical mycobacteria from clinical material in Malaysia
    Khor SY, Jegathesan M
    Med J Malaysia, 1983 Jun;38(2):158-60.
    PMID: 6621448
    During the period 1979-1982, 70 strains of atypical mycobacteria isolated from clinical material were identified as belonging to species or species complex. Twenty-eight out of 61 strains isolated from pulmonary specimens were identified as M. avium-intracellulare. This frequency of association of M. avium-intracellulare with sputa of patients with pulmonary symptoms points to its potential importance and the need for further investigation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/epidemiology
  5. Mycobacterium abscessus Gastric Band Infection Complicated by Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome and Cured in the Context of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    An N, Purtill D, Boan P
    Open Forum Infect Dis, 2021 Feb;8(2):ofaa637.
    PMID: 33553476 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa637
    We present a case of abdominal gastric band-associated Mycobacterium abscessus infection, manifesting after the onset of acute myeloid leukemia, complicated by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), and cured while receiving an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. IRIS should be considered in less classical situations where there is unexplained clinical deterioration.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
  6. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Mycobacterium isolates from fighting fish Betta spp. in Malaysia
    Najiah M, Lee KL, Noorasikin H, Nadirah M, Lee SW
    Res Vet Sci, 2011 Dec;91(3):342-5.
    PMID: 20971487 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.09.010
    Mycobacteriosis due to mycobacteria is one of the most common bacterial diseases in ornamental fish. We describe here the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Mycobacterium isolates from fighting fish Betta spp. using ATCC Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonae as references. A total of four isolates (M1, M2, M3, M4) were obtained from four out of 106 fish samples using selective agar, and identified to Mycobacterium genus using acid-fast staining and 16s rRNA gene-based genus specific polymerase chain reaction. DNA sequencing and NCBI-BLAST analysis further identified isolate M1 as M. marinum and isolates M2, M3, M4 as M. fortuitum. Morphological, physiological and biochemical tests were carried out for phenotypic characterizations. Universal M13 and wild-type phage M13 RAPD dendogram was generated to illustrate the genetic relationship of the isolates and reference strains.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/epidemiology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/veterinary*
  7. Fulltext Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition
    Kasthoori JJ, Liam CK, Wastie ML
    Singapore Med J, 2008 Feb;49(2):e47-9.
    PMID: 18301826
    Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection (NMI) occurs in elderly women with no pre-existing lung disease, and this has been termed the Lady Windermere syndrome. NMIs are increasing in prevalence and an increasing number of pulmonary mycobacterial infections is due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria. The diagnosis is often difficult because the organism is not readily isolated or cultured, and the condition may not be considered by the radiologist. We report NMI in a 64-year-old woman, based on clinical and radiological findings. Although termed the Lady Windermere syndrome, the name does not correspond to the character in Oscar Wilde's play; hence the eponym is not widely used.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/pathology*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/radiography
  8. A Comparative Genomics Approach for Shortlisting Broad-Spectrum Drug Targets in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
    Swain A, Gnanasekar P, Prava J, Rajeev AC, Kesarwani P, Lahiri C, et al.
    Microb Drug Resist, 2021 Feb;27(2):212-226.
    PMID: 32936741 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0161
    Many members of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens causing several infections in animals. The incidence of NTM infections and emergence of drug-resistant NTM strains are rising worldwide, emphasizing the need to develop novel anti-NTM drugs. The present study is aimed to identify broad-spectrum drug targets in NTM using a comparative genomics approach. The study identified 537 core proteins in NTM of which 45 were pathogen specific and essential for the survival of pathogens. Furthermore, druggability analysis indicated that 15 were druggable among those 45 proteins. These 15 proteins, which were core proteins, pathogen-specific, essential, and druggable, were considered as potential broad-spectrum candidates. Based on their locations in cytoplasm and membrane, targets were classified as drug and vaccine targets. The identified 15 targets were different enzymes, carrier proteins, transcriptional regulator, two-component system protein, ribosomal, and binding proteins. The identified targets could further be utilized by researchers to design inhibitors for the discovery of antimicrobial agents.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology
  9. Fulltext Comparative Genomic Analysis Reveals a Possible Novel Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Species with High Pathogenic Potential
    Choo SW, Dutta A, Wong GJ, Wee WY, Ang MY, Siow CC
    PLoS One, 2016;11(4):e0150413.
    PMID: 27035710 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150413
    Mycobacteria have been reported to cause a wide range of human diseases. We present the first whole-genome study of a Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium sp. UM_CSW (referred to hereafter as UM_CSW), isolated from a patient diagnosed with bronchiectasis. Our data suggest that this clinical isolate is likely a novel mycobacterial species, supported by clear evidence from molecular phylogenetic, comparative genomic, ANI and AAI analyses. UM_CSW is closely related to the Mycobacterium avium complex. While it has characteristic features of an environmental bacterium, it also shows a high pathogenic potential with the presence of a wide variety of putative genes related to bacterial virulence and shares very similar pathogenomic profiles with the known pathogenic mycobacterial species. Thus, we conclude that this possible novel Mycobacterium species should be tightly monitored for its possible causative role in human infections.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnosis; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology*
  10. Fulltext A rapid and sensitive system for recovery of nucleic acids from Mycobacteria sp. on archived glass slides
    A Talip B, Snelling WJ, Sleator RD, Lowery C, Dooley JSG
    BMC Microbiol, 2018 11 26;18(1):196.
    PMID: 30477427 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-018-1335-0
    BACKGROUND: The field of diagnostics continues to advance rapidly with a variety of novel approaches, mainly dependent upon high technology platforms. Nonetheless much diagnosis, particularly in developing countries, still relies upon traditional methods such as microscopy. Biological material, particularly nucleic acids, on archived glass slides is a potential source of useful information both for diagnostic and epidemiological purposes. There are significant challenges faced when examining archived samples in order that an adequate amount of amplifiable DNA can be obtained. Herein, we describe a model system to detect low numbers of bacterial cells isolated from glass slides using (laser capture microscopy) LCM coupled with PCR amplification of a suitable target.

    RESULTS: Mycobacterium smegmatis was used as a model organism to provide a proof of principle for a method to recover bacteria from a stained sample on a glass slide using a laser capture system. Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stained cells were excised and catapulted into tubes. Recovered cells were subjected to DNA extraction and pre-amplified with multiple displacement amplification (MDA). This system allowed a minimum of 30 catapulted cells to be detected following a nested real-time PCR assay, using rpoB specific primers. The combination of MDA and nested real-time PCR resulted in a 30-fold increase in sensitivity for the detection of low numbers of cells isolated using LCM.

    CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the potential of LCM coupled with MDA as a tool to improve the recovery of amplifiable nucleic acids from archived glass slides. The inclusion of the MDA step was essential to enable downstream amplification. This platform should be broadly applicable to a variety of diagnostic applications and we have used it as a proof of principle with a Mycobacterium sp. model system.

    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnosis; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology
  11. Non-tuberculous mycobacterium bacteraemia in a pregnant systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient: a case review and pooled case analysis
    Shaharir SS, Sulaiman Sahari N, Mohamed Fuad Z, Zukiman WZHW, Mohd Yusof NH, Sulong A, et al.
    Clin Rheumatol, 2018 Mar;37(3):837-847.
    PMID: 28971307 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-017-3855-7
    Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are recognized as an important cause of human diseases and infections. It is commonly known to cause infections of the skin, soft tissue infections, and pulmonary infection as well as bacteraemia. We report a challenging case of severe mycobacterium abscessus bacteraemia in a pregnant lady with active systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). A comprehensive literature review of NTM infection among SLE patients was also performed, and pooled analysis of the reported cases, including our case, was done to determine the clinical characteristics and factors associated with poor outcome of NTM infection.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/complications*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy
  12. Fulltext Inherited IL-12p40 deficiency: genetic, immunologic, and clinical features of 49 patients from 30 kindreds
    Prando C, Samarina A, Bustamante J, Boisson-Dupuis S, Cobat A, Picard C, et al.
    Medicine (Baltimore), 2013 Mar;92(2):109-122.
    PMID: 23429356 DOI: 10.1097/MD.0b013e31828a01f9
    Autosomal recessive interleukin (IL)-12 p40 (IL-12p40) deficiency is a rare genetic etiology of mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD). We report the genetic, immunologic, and clinical features of 49 patients from 30 kindreds originating from 5 countries (India, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia). There are only 9 different mutant alleles of the IL12B gene: 2 small insertions, 3 small deletions, 2 splice site mutations, and 1 large deletion, each causing a frameshift and leading to a premature stop codon, and 1 nonsense mutation. Four of these 9 variants are recurrent, affecting 25 of the 30 reported kindreds, due to founder effects in specific countries. All patients are homozygous and display complete IL-12p40 deficiency. As a result, the patients lack detectable IL-12p70 and IL-12p40 and have low levels of interferon gamma (IFN-γ). The clinical features are characterized by childhood onset of bacille Calmette-Guérin (attenuated Mycobacterium bovis strain) (BCG) and Salmonella infections, with recurrences of salmonellosis (36.4%) more common than recurrences of mycobacterial disease (25%). BCG vaccination led to BCG disease in 40 of the 41 patients vaccinated (97.5%). Multiple mycobacterial infections were rare, observed in only 3 patients, whereas the association of salmonellosis and mycobacteriosis was observed in 9 patients. A few other infections were diagnosed, including chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (n = 3), nocardiosis (n = 2), and klebsiellosis (n = 1). IL-12p40 deficiency has a high but incomplete clinical penetrance, with 33.3% of genetically affected relatives of index cases showing no symptoms. However, the prognosis is poor, with mortality rates of up to 28.6%. Overall, the clinical phenotype of IL-12p40 deficiency closely resembles that of interleukin 12 receptor β1 (IL-12Rβ1) deficiency. In conclusion, IL-12p40 deficiency is more common than initially thought and should be considered worldwide in patients with MSMD and other intramacrophagic infectious diseases, salmonellosis in particular.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/genetics*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/immunology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/mortality
  13. Fulltext MabsBase: a Mycobacterium abscessus genome and annotation database
    Heydari H, Wee WY, Lokanathan N, Hari R, Mohamed Yusoff A, Beh CY, et al.
    PLoS One, 2013;8(4):e62443.
    PMID: 23658631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062443
    Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterial species that has been associated with a wide spectrum of human infections. As the classification and biology of this organism is still not well understood, comparative genomic analysis on members of this species may provide further insights on their taxonomy, phylogeny, pathogenicity and other information that may contribute to better management of infections. The MabsBase described in this paper is a user-friendly database providing access to whole-genome sequences of newly discovered M. abscessus strains as well as resources for whole-genome annotations and computational predictions, to support the expanding scientific community interested in M. abscessus research. The MabsBase is freely available at http://mabscessus.um.edu.my.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology
  14. Fulltext Molecular typing of Mycobacterium abscessus based on tandem-repeat polymorphism
    Wong YL, Ong CS, Ngeow YF
    J Clin Microbiol, 2012 Sep;50(9):3084-8.
    PMID: 22760048 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00753-12
    A variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) typing assay for the differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus strains was developed. This assay showed complete reproducibility, locus stability, and a discriminatory power (Hunter-Gaston discriminatory index [HGDI] of 0.9563) that is superior to that of multilocus sequencing. It is a promising tool for the investigation of Mycobacterium abscessus epidemiology and nosocomial outbreaks.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology
  15. A simple PCR method for rapid genotype analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans
    Stinear T, Davies JK, Jenkin GA, Portaels F, Ross BC, Oppedisano F, et al.
    J Clin Microbiol, 2000 Apr;38(4):1482-7.
    PMID: 10747130
    Two high-copy-number insertion sequences, IS2404 and IS2606, were recently identified in Mycobacterium ulcerans and were shown by Southern hybridization to possess restriction fragment length polymorphism between strains from different geographic origins. We have designed a simple genotyping method that captures these differences by PCR amplification of the region between adjacent copies of IS2404 and IS2606. We have called this system 2426 PCR. The method is rapid, reproducible, sensitive, and specific for M. ulcerans, and it has confirmed previous studies suggesting a clonal population structure of M. ulcerans within a geographic region. M. ulcerans isolates from Australia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Surinam, Mexico, Japan, China, and several countries in Africa were easily differentiated based on an array of 4 to 14 PCR products ranging in size from 200 to 900 bp. Numerical analysis of the banding patterns suggested a close evolutionary link between M. ulcerans isolates from Africa and southeast Asia. The application of 2426 PCR to total DNA, extracted directly from M. ulcerans-infected tissue specimens without culture, demonstrated the sensitivity and specificity of this method and confirmed for the first time that both animal and human isolates from areas of endemicity in southeast Australia have the same genotype.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology*
  16. Fulltext Genome sequence of the Mycobacterium abscessus strain M93
    Choo SW, Wong YL, Yusoff AM, Leong ML, Wong GJ, Ong CS, et al.
    J Bacteriol, 2012 Jun;194(12):3278.
    PMID: 22628507 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00492-12
    Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapid-growing species of nontuberculous mycobacteria that is frequently associated with opportunistic infections in humans. We report herein the draft genome sequence of M. abscessus strain M93.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology
  17. Bilateral nontuberculous mycobacterial middle ear infection: a rare case
    Tang IP, Singh S, Rajagopalan R
    Ear Nose Throat J, 2014 Sep;93(9):390-4.
    PMID: 25255345
    Nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) middle ear infection is a rare cause of chronic bilateral intermittent otorrhea. We report a rare case of bilateral NTM middle ear infection in which a 55-year-old woman presented with intermittent otorrhea of 40 years' duration. The patient was treated medically with success. We conclude that NTM is a rare but probably under-recognized cause of chronic otitis media. A high index of suspicion is needed for the diagnosis to avoid prolonged morbidity. Treatment includes surgical clearance of infected tissue with appropriate antimycobacterial drugs, which are selected based on culture and sensitivity.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnosis*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/pathology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/surgery
  18. Fulltext Phylogenomics of Brazilian epidemic isolates of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii reveals relationships of global outbreak strains
    Davidson RM, Hasan NA, de Moura VC, Duarte RS, Jackson M, Strong M
    Infect Genet Evol, 2013 Dec;20:292-7.
    PMID: 24055961 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.09.012
    Rapidly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) species are emerging pathogens that cause various diseases including skin and respiratory infections. The species has undergone recent taxonomic nomenclature refinement, and is currently recognized as two subspecies, M. abscessus subsp. abscessus (MAB-A) and M. abscessus subsp. bolletii (MAB-B). The recently reported outbreaks of MAB-B in surgical patients in Brazil from 2004 to 2009 and in cystic fibrosis patients in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2006 to 2012 underscore the need to investigate the genetic diversity of clinical MAB strains. To this end, we sequenced the genomes of two Brazilian MAB-B epidemic isolates (CRM-0019 and CRM-0020) derived from an outbreak of skin infections in Rio de Janeiro, two unrelated MAB strains from patients with pulmonary infections in the United States (US) (NJH8 and NJH11) and one type MAB-B strain (CCUG 48898) and compared them to 25 publically available genomes of globally diverse MAB strains. Genome-wide analyses of 27,598 core genome single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) revealed that the two Brazilian derived CRM strains are nearly indistinguishable from one another and are more closely related to UK outbreak isolates infecting CF patients than to strains from the US, Malaysia or France. Comparative genomic analyses of six closely related outbreak strains revealed geographic-specific large-scale insertion/deletion variation that corresponds to bacteriophage insertions and recombination hotspots. Our study integrates new genome sequence data with existing genomic information to explore the global diversity of infectious M. abscessus isolates and to compare clinically relevant outbreak strains from different continents.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/epidemiology*
  19. Fulltext Antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium Abscessus and Mycobacterium Fortuitum isolates from Malaysian patients
    Jayasingam SD, Zin T, Ngeow YF
    Int J Mycobacteriol, 2017 11 25;6(4):387-390.
    PMID: 29171453 DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_152_17
    BACKGROUND: Rapidly growing mycobacterial species (RGM) are increasingly being recognized as the cause of various superficial and deep infections in humans. Two of the species most frequently isolated from clinical specimens are Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium fortuitum. Both species are associated with antibiotic resistances that may complicate therapy. This paper describes the pattern of resistance to five antibiotics commonly prescribed for RGM infections, in M. abscessus and M. fortuitum isolated from Malaysian patients.

    METHODS: The bacterial strains studied were examined with Etest strips to determine their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) toward amikacin, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, imipenem, and linezolid.

    RESULTS: Among 51 M. abscessus isolates examined by the Etest, the overall MICs of ciprofloxacin, imipenem, amikacin, clarithromycin, and linezolid showed resistance rates of 33.3%, 31.4%, 2.0%, 5.9%, and 21.6%, to the five antibiotics, respectively. M. abscessus subspecies abscessus was more resistant than M. abscessus subsp. massilience to ciprofloxacin, imipenem, and linezolid but was more susceptible to clarithromycin and amikacin. M. fortuitum isolates were significantly less resistant than M. abscessus to ciprofloxacin (3.6%) and imipenem (7.1%) but more resistant to clarithromycin (42.9%) and linezolid (39.3%).

    CONCLUSION: A suitable combination therapy for Malaysian patients would be amikacin plus clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin, to cover infections by all three M. abscessus subspecies and M. fortuitum.

    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy*; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology
  20. Fulltext Cystic teratoma mimicking recurrent pleural effusion, complicated by Mycobacterium abscessus infection
    Mohd Esa NY, Mohd Radzi AA, Bakar NS, Mohd Khalid MS, Ismail AI, Abdul Rani MF
    Respirol Case Rep, 2016 May;4(3):e00155.
    PMID: 27516884 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.155
    Teratomas of anterior mediastinum are rare. They are often slow growing, asymptomatic, and detected incidentally on chest imaging. Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) is an acid-fast bacillus that is classified as a pathogenic "rapid growing" non-tuberculous mycobacteria. It is an uncommon cause of human pathology, which may cause skin and soft tissue infection after skin injury following inoculation, minor trauma, and surgery. Here, we present an unusual case of benign cystic teratoma mimicking recurrent pleural effusion, which was subsequently complicated by M. abscessus infection following thoracotomy. Cystic teratoma is rare, but it needs to be considered whenever clinical and investigative work-up fails to provide a convincing diagnosis. A combined clinical, radiological, surgical, and histopathological assessment is important to arrive at the correct diagnosis. Rapidly growing mycobacteria needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with non-resolving infected post-thoracotomy wound and who do not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics.
    Matched MeSH terms: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
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