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Vol. 37. Issue 2.
Pages 96-98 (February 2001)
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Vol. 37. Issue 2.
Pages 96-98 (February 2001)
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Infección pulmonar por Mycobacterium terrae
Lung infection by Mycobacterium terrae
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N. Díaz Ricomá*
Servicios de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada
F. González Vargasa, I. Casado Morenoa, L. Galán Antoñanzaa, M. Rojas Sierrab, J.C. Alado Arboledab
a Neumología Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada
b Microbiología. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada
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Mycobacterium terrae complex comprende tres especies de micobacterias habitualmente saprofitas y que muy raramen-te causan enfermedad en humanos, sobre todo de localiza-ción articular y sinovial. En la bibliografía mundial se recoge algo más de una docena de casos de infección pulmonar, aun-que ninguno de ellos en nuestro país. Presentamos un caso de infección por M. terrae en un paciente sin inmunodepresión ni otros factores de riesgo. Su identificación en los cultivos representó una sorpresa y su abordaje clínico ha planteado dificultades por la ausencia de pautas terapéuticas definidas.

Palabras clave:
Mycobacterium terrae
Infección pulmonar

Mycobacterium terrae complex encompasses three species of microbacteria that are usually saprophytic and that may occasionally cause disease in humans, particularly in joints and synovial fluid. The literature includes slightly over a do- zen cases of pulmonary infection, although none has been described in Spain. We report a case of infection by M. terrae in an immunodepressed patient with no other risk factor. Microbial identification by culture was unexpected and clinical management was difficult due to the absence of an established treatment protocol.

Keywords:
Mycobacterium terrae
Pulmonary infection
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