J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 95(2): 123-125, 1994

Case report

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX INFECTION IN A PATIENT WTH CHRONIC EMPYEMA

1) Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Sanatrium Hyogo Chuo Hospital, Sanda, Japan
2) Department of Surgery, National Sanatrium Hyogo Chuo Hospital, Sanda, Japan

Hidehiro Yamamoto1), Tsutomu Osako1), Ryuta Aogauchi2), Hajime Yamamoto2), Sen Hironaka2)

A typical mycobacterial infection mostly develops in the lung and its occurrence outside of the lung is very rare. We report a case of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection found with chronic empyema piercing out of the thoracic wall, to which surgical treatment was very successful. A 72-year old male had been treated for an abscess of right thoracic wall. MAC was isolated from thoracic effusion. Thoracic window and pan-pleuropneumonectomy was performed. No recurrence of MAC infection was found up to 1 year and 4 months when he died of accident.

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