1B21.0
category
Pulmonary infection due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium
Definition
Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection refers to an infection of the lung with nontuberculous mycobacteria (atypical mycobacteria); They are also called tuberculoid bacilli. Mycobacteria other than the tubercle bacillus sometimes infect humans. These organisms are commonly present in soil and water and are much less virulent in humans than is M. tuberculosis. Infections with these organisms have been called atypical, environmental, and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. The lungs are the most common site; most lung infections involve MAC but may be due to M. kansasii, M. xenopi, or M. abscessus.
Inclusions
- Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
- Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium kansasii
- Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium malmoense
- Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium xenopi
Also indexed as
Battey bacillus infectionBattey mycobacterial infectionMycobacterium kansasii lung infectionMycobacterium malmoense lung infectionMycobacterium xenopi lung infectionPulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complexPulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium kansasiiPulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium malmoensePulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium xenopiPulmonary infection due to non-tuberculous mycobacteriumatypical mycobacterium pulmonary infectionavium mycobacterial lung infectionkansasii mycobacterial lung infectionlung infection due to mycobacterium aviumlung infection due to mycobacterium avium-intracellularelung infection due to mycobacterium intracellularemycobacterium intracellulare lung infectionpulmonary mycobacterium infectionpulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteriosis
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