학술논문
건강한 성인에서 발생한 Mycobacterium massiliense 중이염
A Rare Case of Chronic Otitis Media Caused by Mycobacterium massiliense in a Healthy Adult
A Rare Case of Chronic Otitis Media Caused by Mycobacterium massiliense in a Healthy Adult
Document Type
Article
Author
김미연 / Miyeon Kim; 허상택 / Sang Taek Heo; 이재근 / Jae-geun Lee; 서지영 / Michelle J. Suh; 현창림 / Chang Lim Hyun; 유정래 / Jeong Rae Yoo
Source
대한내과학회지 (Korean J Med) / The Korean Journal of Medicine (Korean J Med). Aug 01, 2020 95(4):276
Subject
Language
Korean
ISSN
1738-9364
Abstract
Mycobacterium massiliense (M. massiliense) is a novel nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and an opportunistic pathogen that lives in the water, soil, food, and air. It is a subspecies of the rapidly growing mycobacteria Mycobacterium abscessus. This atypical pathogen has been reported mainly in patients with lung disease or those undergoing cosmetic or surgical procedures. A 62-year-old woman presented with productive otorrhea for 10 months, no history of surgery, and chronic otitis media. M. massiliense was identified from a tissue specimen using real-time polymerase chain reaction for NTM (Biosewoom, Seoul, Korea), and NTM was identified by acid-fast bacilli culture. Successful treatment consisted of clarithromycin for 4 months. No other case of chronic otitis media related to M. massiliense has been reported. This is the first confirmed case of chronic otitis media caused by M. massiliense in a healthy adult in South Korea. (Korean J Med 2020;95:276-280)