Sequential bilateral lung resection in a patient with Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease refractory to medical treatment

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-144

  Lee, Seung Heon ^a,b   Min, Joo Won ^a   Um, Sang Won ^a,c   Han, Seon Sook ^a,d   Han, Sung Koo ^a   Shim, Young Soo ^a   Yim, Jae Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacteria; Surgery; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PROTIONAMIDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; NEUROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; PANCYTOPENIA; SOUTH KOREA; SPUTUM; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL;

EID: 75749129108     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.1.141     Document Type: Article

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