TB Research

Pneumococcal Pneumonia Co-infection with <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> and <i>Nocardia cyriacigeorgica</i> in an Immunocompetent Patient

Yoshihiro Kobashi, Daisuke Yoshioka, Shigekí Kato, Toru Oga

Internal Medicine · 2021-10

Abstract

A 61-year-old woman was transferred with a complaint of a fever and productive cough. She had tested positive for Mycobacterium avium and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica at least twice, and Streptococcus pneumonia (PISP) was isolated (3+) from her purulent sputum. As radiological findings, a lower lung field-dominant infiltration shadow and nodular shadow with cavity were recognized in the bilateral lung fields. We diagnosed her with pneumococcal pneumonia co-infection with M. avium and N. cyriacigeorgica. She was treated with MEPM for pneumococcal pneumonia, a standard regimen containing clarithromycin for pulmonary M. avium complex (MAC) disease, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for pulmonary nocardiosis. She improved with appropriate treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Clarithromycin
  • Nocardia
  • Pneumonia
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Microbiology
  • Sputum
  • Bacterial pneumonia
  • Internal medicine