Mycobacterium avium complex-induced pleurisy in a patient with amyopathic dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease after prolonged immunosuppressive therapy

J Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Jun;15(4):193-4. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181a76fca.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Dermatomyositis / complications*
  • Dermatomyositis / drug therapy
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / complications*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / drug therapy
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex / pathogenicity*
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Pleurisy / diagnosis*
  • Pleurisy / microbiology*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Methylprednisolone