Endobronchial Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacterium Infection Presenting in a Healthy Child.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2018
Identifier
DOI: 10.1177/0003489418784970
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe a safe and effective treatment for endobronchial Mycobacterium avium complex.
METHODS: Case report and literature review.
RESULTS: We present a case of endobronchial M. avium complex in a healthy child treated with serial carbon-dioxide laser excisions and antibiotic triple therapy using azithromycin, rifampin, and ethambutol. No current guideline for the treatment of these lesions in the pediatric population exists.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with airway impingement, serial endoscopic surgical resection combined with antibiotics can provide safe and effective management.
Journal Title
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology
Volume
127
Issue
10
First Page
726
Last Page
730
MeSH Keywords
Antitubercular Agents; Bronchitis; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Bronchoscopy; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Laser Therapy; Male; Microsurgery; Mycobacterium avium Complex; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Keywords
atypical mycobacterium; endobronchial; laser microsurgery; non-tuberculosis mycobacterium; pediatric airway
Recommended Citation
Kavookjian H, Jones JW, Shah S, Escobar H, Swanson D, Nicklaus P. Endobronchial Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacterium Infection Presenting in a Healthy Child. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2018;127(10):726-730. doi:10.1177/0003489418784970
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