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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

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221764

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