TB Research

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in mycobacterium avium complex lung disease

Keishi Sugino, Hirotaka Ono, Masahiro Ando, Eiyasu Tsuboi

Respirology Case Reports · 2023-01

Abstract

We report a rare case of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) with interstitial lung disease progressed after an onset of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease. Clinicians should pay attention to the management for patients with PPFE in MAC lung disease.

MeSH terms

  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Medicine
  • Lung
  • Mycobacterium avium complex
  • Disease
  • Mycobacterium
  • Lung disease
  • Dermatology
  • Pathology