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Infection and Drug Resistance Volume 12, 2019 - Issue
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Case Report

Successful management of Mycobacterium abscessus complex lung disease in an otherwise healthy infant

Hui Liu1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Fang Dong2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Jinrong Liu1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Jianhua Liu3 Department of Pediatrics, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shunyi District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Yu Pang4 Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Shunying Zhao1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Jie Lu5 Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Huimin Li1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1277-1283 | Published online: 15 May 2019

Figures & data

Figure 1 Chest radiograph and chest HRCT scan on admission. (A) showed patchy shadows in the right lung (arrows) and the lower left lung (arrow). (B and C) Multiple masses and small nodules over both lungs (arrows).

Abbreviation: HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography.

Figure 1 Chest radiograph and chest HRCT scan on admission. (A) showed patchy shadows in the right lung (arrows) and the lower left lung (arrow). (B and C) Multiple masses and small nodules over both lungs (arrows).Abbreviation: HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography.

Figure 2 Chest HRCT scan after 12 months of antibiotic therapy. (A and B) Most of the lung lesions are absorbed, but there were still some strip shadows in both lungs (arrows).

Abbreviation: HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography.

Figure 2 Chest HRCT scan after 12 months of antibiotic therapy. (A and B) Most of the lung lesions are absorbed, but there were still some strip shadows in both lungs (arrows).Abbreviation: HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography.

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