Atypical mycobacteriosis in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis

T. OriguchiNagasaki University School of Health Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8520, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

K. MigitaThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

A. KawakamiThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

S. YamasakiThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

A. HidaThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

K. ShibatomiThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

H. IdaThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

Y. KawabeThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

K. EguchiThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

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Abstract

We report two cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with atypical mycobacteriosis. Opportunistic infections are critical complications for rheumatic diseases. The use of steroids or immunosuppressants may increase the risk of opportunistic infections. However, these reports are rare in that they demonstrate atypical mycobacterial infections as complications of RA, even though no immunosuppressive agents were used. We discuss the characteristics of atypical mycobacterial infections of the lung in RA.

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