Atypical mycobacteriosis in a lung transplant recipient

Abstract

Although mycobacterial infections are more frequent in lung transplant recipients than in other solid organ recipients only occasional reports of infection from atypical Mycobacteria have been reported in patients receiving lung transplantation. We present a case of pleural and cutaneous infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum in a double-lung transplant recipient. The infection was rapidly responsive to therapy with a two drug regimen and no reduction of immunosuppression was necessary.