Article Text
Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
CASE REPORT
Mycobacterium shimoidei: an uncommon non-tuberculous infection in a UK patient
Summary
We present the case of a 69-year-old man with significant respiratory comorbidities who presented with slow growing pulmonary nodules which cavitated. Subsequent sputum sampling grew Mycobacterium shimoidei, a non-tuberculous mycobacterium species and an uncommon cause of infection in the UK. We describe the diagnostic process and subsequent treatment regimen.
- infections
- respiratory system
- tb and other respiratory infections