Nontuberculous mycobacterial empyema in an immunocompetent child

Ira Shah, Forum Shah

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 2018 61(1):141-142

Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) species are mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. There are very few reports of NTM in immunocompetent children causing empyema. In this article, we report a 9-year-old immunocompetent girl who presented with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare empyema.

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