Nitin Gupta, Ankit Mittal, Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed Niyas, Sayantan Banerjee, Yogiraj Ray, Parul Kodan, Sundeep Malla, Wasim Khot, Farhan Fazal, Binit Kumar Singh, Pankaj Jorwal, Neeraj Nischal, Manish Soneja, Naveet Wig
CONTEXT: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous mycobacteria present in environment and generally affect patients with either structural lung disease or immunosuppression and commonly involve lungs, lymph node, or skin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between July 2016 and February 2019, 18 cases of NTM were diagnosed and their relevant clinical, diagnostic, and treatment details were recorded after taking informed consent. RESULTS: We report 18 cases of NTM involving lungs (n = 11), skin and soft tissue (n = 3), joint (n = 2), genitourinary (n = 1), and central nervous system (n = 1)...
November 2020: Lung India: Official Organ of Indian Chest Society