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Imaging of Non-tuberculous (Atypical) Mycobacterial Pulmonary Infection

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 57; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1053/crad.2001.0851

1365-229X

Stephen Ellis, David M. Hansell,

Infectious Diseases and Mycology

Pulmonary infections due to mycobacterial organisms are increasing in incidence. Non-tuberculous (atypical) mycobacteria (NTM) represent a significant proportion of mycobacterial infections and may prove difficult to diagnose due to their non-specific clinical and radiographic presentations. An increasing volume of radiological data is now available for the more common non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, and we have summarized the imaging features found in such cases, identifying radiographic features that would favour the diagnosis of a non-tuberculous mycobacterium and that, in some cases, suggest a specific organism. Ellis, S. M. and Hansell, D. M. (2002). Clinical Radiology57, 661–669.