Pleural effusion is a rare complication in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare pleuritis with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a 69-year-old man presenting with dyspnea. Pleural effusion revealed lymphocyte dominant exudate. M. intracellulare was identified using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method and liquid cultures of pleural effusion and pleural biopsy. After combination therapy for M. intracellulare pulmonary disease, the patient was clinically well at a 1-month follow-up. Copyright©2013. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.
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Lim, J. G., O, S. W., Lee, K. D., Suk, D. K., Jung, T. Y., Shim, T. S., & Chon, G. R. (2013). Mycobacterium intracellulare pleurisy identified on liquid cultures of the pleural fluid and pleural biopsy. Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 74(3), 124–128. https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2013.74.3.124
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