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Liu W, Chu J, Xie Z, Yang L, Huang L, Tu S, Cai H, Wu Z, Wei A, Liu C, Cheng Y, Zhang K, Wang N. Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease presenting with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and literature review. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:431. [PMID: 37641081 PMCID: PMC10463631 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04199-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacterium commonly identified in adults with underlying pulmonary diseases but is rarely observed in children. A better understanding of this pathogen in children is essential. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 49-month-old female child without previous underlying pulmonary diseases but with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The patient was complicated with pneumonia during chemotherapy, which was primarily characterized by spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema on chest computed tomography (CT). M. abscessus sequences were detected by metagenomic next-generation sequencing in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. With mechanical ventilation, closed thoracic drainage, and anti-infective therapy for 6 months, the patient's infection was controlled. The patient completed 2.5 years of treatment for ALL, and the drugs were discontinued. The patient currently remains in complete hematologic remission. DISCUSSION We reviewed the literature on 33 children with M. abscessus pulmonary disease. These children mostly had underlying immunodeficiency. Chest CT most often showed nodular shadows, consolidation, and bronchiectasis. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema were not reported as major manifestations. CONCLUSION Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema were our patient's main characteristics on chest CT, and this study enriches the knowledge regarding possible imaging changes in M. abscessus pulmonary disease in children. This case report reflects good clinical experience in maintaining the balance between chemotherapy and anti-infective therapy in childhood ALL.
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- Wenyuan Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Province, No. 678 Furong Road, Hefei City, 230601, China.
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Ademhan Tural D, Emiralioglu N, Ozsezen B, Saribas Z, Ozcan N, Alp A, Sunman B, Hizal M, Eryilmaz Polat S, Yalcin E, Dogru D, Ozcelik U, Kiper N. The frequency and related factors of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria infections among patients with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Int 2021; 63:1369-1375. [PMID: 33682254 DOI: 10.1111/ped.14688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause chronic lung infection particularly in patients who have structural lung disease such as cystic fibrosis (CF). We evaluated the incidence and management of NTM infections in patients with CF in our center. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was carried out on CF patients having at least one positive NTM isolate between 2012 and 2020. RESULTS Ten patients (2.1%) had at least one positive NTM culture from respiratory samples. All of them were vaccinated with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which is in the national vaccination program in our country. Eight patients had the Mycobacterium abscessus complex, one had Mycobacterium avium, and one had Mycobacterium szulgai growth in their respiratory samples. Three patients had transient NTM infection, two had persistent, and five had active NTM infection (NTM pulmonary disease). Patients with NTM pulmonary disease received antibiogram-directed antimycobacterial therapy. In patients with NTM pulmonary disease, the median ppFEV1 and BMI decreased by 17% and 1%, respectively, at the time of the first NTM isolation when compared with the values one year before the first NTM isolation. Culture conversion was not seen in any patient infected with Mycobacteriunm abscessus complex. CONCLUSIONS The NTM infection incidence is lower in our country than in those countries where the BCG vaccine is not routinely applied. The BCG vaccine may be a protective factor for NTM infection. Further studies are needed about the prevalence of NTM infections, facilitating and protective factors, and appropriate management of NTM infections in patients with CF.
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- Dilber Ademhan Tural
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Boisson-Dupuis S, Bustamante J. Mycobacterial diseases in patients with inborn errors of immunity. Curr Opin Immunol 2021; 72:262-271. [PMID: 34315005 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Clinical disease caused by the agent of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and by less virulent mycobacteria, such as bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines and environmental mycobacteria, can result from inborn errors of immunity (IEIs). IEIs underlie more than 450 conditions, each associated with an impairment of the development and/or function of hematopoietic and/or non-hematopoietic cells involved in host defense. Only a minority of IEIs confer predisposition to mycobacterial disease. The IEIs underlying susceptibility to bona fide tuberculosis are less well delineated than those responsible for susceptibility to less virulent mycobacteria. However, all these IEIs share a defining feature: the impairment of immunity mediated by interferon gamma (IFN-γ). More profound IFN-γ deficiency is associated with a greater vulnerability to weakly virulent mycobacteria, whereas more selective IFN-γ deficiency is associated with a more selective predisposition to mycobacterial disease. We review here recent progress in the study of IEIs underlying mycobacterial diseases.
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- Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis
- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, EU, France; University of Paris, Imagine Institute, Paris, EU, France; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, EU, France; University of Paris, Imagine Institute, Paris, EU, France; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA; Study Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, AP-HP, Paris, EU, France.
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