Pneumonia due to Mycobacterium cosmeticum in a patient with systemic sclerosis: A case report

Yueqin Hu; Chao Zhang; Liangliang Jia

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7464

Pneumonia due to Mycobacterium cosmeticum in a patient with systemic sclerosis: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jun 2;11(6):e7464. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7464. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Yueqin Hu¹, Chao Zhang², Liangliang Jia¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of pharmacy Yichang Central People's Hospital & The First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University Yichang China.
² Department of pneumology Yichang Central People's Hospital & The First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University Yichang China.

Abstract

Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium cosmeticum was reported in only two patients previously. More studies are warranted to define its characteristics and treatments. We report a systemic sclerosis patient who had a pulmonary infection due to M. cosmeticum and then successfully recovered after treatment with combination antibiotic regimen.

Keywords: Mycobacterium cosmeticum; pneumonia; systemic sclerosis.

Publication types

Case Reports