Mycobacterium avium complex infection in an immunocompetent young adult related to hot tub exposure

Chest. 1997 Jan;111(1):242-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.111.1.242.

Abstract

An unusual case of Mycobacterium avium complex infection occurred in a young adult with no preexisting disease and no evidence of immunodeficiency. There was diffuse interstitial involvement of the lungs which suggested an active alveolitis. Diagnosis required open-lung biopsy. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis indicated that the source of the infection was a hot tub. The infection proved to be exceptionally responsive to treatment, and there was complete resolution with a four-drug regimen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Baths*
  • Female
  • Granuloma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Lung / pathology
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / etiology*