A Case of Follicular Bronchiolitis as the Histological Counterpart to Nodular Opacities in Bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease

Here we report the case of a 72-year-old woman with nodular bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease. Chest computed tomography on admission revealed multiple micronodular and branching opacities in both lobes with segmental distribution; bronchiectasis and bronchial wall thickening...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Wakamatsu, Nobuhiko Nagata, Kazuhito Taguchi, Kouji Takakura, Chika Harada, Hiroyuki Kumazoe, Masayuki Kawasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/214601