Fatal pulmonary Mycobacterium xenopi in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving etanercept

Nimrod Maimon; James Brunton; Adrienne Chan; Theodore K. Marras

doi:10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0967

Fatal pulmonary Mycobacterium xenopi in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving etanercept

Nimrod Maimon, James Brunton, Adrienne Chan, Theodore K. Marras

Medical School for International Health

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Abstract

In this case study, a 71 year old man with emphysema and severe rheumatoid arthritis, previously treated with a TNFα receptor antagonist, presented with progressive dyspnoea and weight loss. Thoracic imaging revealed extensive destruction of the left lung and this was associated with positive Mycobacterium xenopi cultures from respiratory samples. Anti-my cobacterial chemoptherapy was poorly tolerated and the patient subsequently died from respiratory failure and generalised wasting.

Original language	English
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0967
State	Published - 2 Feb 2009

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