This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (19)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Experience in a Southern California Hospital

Geoffrey J. Gorse, MD; Ronald D. Fairshter, MD; Gary Friedly; Luis Dela Maza, MD; Gerald R. Greene, MD; Thomas C. Cesario, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1983;143(2):225-228.

Abstract
• The experience with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease at an "acute-care" hospital in southern California between 1971 and 1981 is reported. Forty-five patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial or Mycobacterium bovis— caused disease were identified by retrospective review. Of these, 31 patients (69%) had pulmonary infection alone, nine (20%) had cervical lymphadenitis, two (4%) had disseminated disease, two (4%) had cutaneous infection, and one had soft tissue infection. Nonmycobacterial pulmonary disease was noted in 15 (33%) of the patients and underlying malignant neoplasms were noted in eight (18%). Symptoms most frequently reported at initial examinations of patients with pulmonary disease were cough, weight loss, sputum production, and fatigue. Response to therapy was more successful in patients with Mycobacterium kansasii—caused disease than in those with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare—caused pulmonary disease. We conclude that nontuberculous mycobacterial disease is not rare in the general hospital setting in southern California.

(Arch Intern Med 1983;143:225-228)

Author Affiliations
From the Divisions of Infectious Diseases (Drs Gorse and Cesario) and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Fairshter), and the Departments of Pathology (Mr Friedly and Dr Dela Maza) and Pediatrics (Dr Greene), University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 23, 1982.

Reprint requests to the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Dr S, Orange, CA 92668 (Dr Gorse).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Lung Disease Due to the More Common Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Field and Cowie
Chest 2006;129:1653-1672.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Mycobacterium avium complex Pulmonary Disease in Patients Without HIV Infection
Field et al.
Chest 2004;126:566-581.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Adenitis of Childhood: The Ten-Year Experience at a Community Hospital
Spark et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1988;142:106-108.
ABSTRACT  

Skin Lesions Caused by Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
Murray-Leisure et al.
Arch Dermatol 1987;123:369-370.
ABSTRACT  

Pulmonary Mycetoma Following Mycobacterium kansasii Infection: Report of Seven Cases
Maliwan and Zvetina
Arch Intern Med 1985;145:2180-2183.
ABSTRACT