Pulmonary cavitary disease due to Mycobacterium intracellulare cured in a healthy young adult leaving only calcifications

• Hiroki Takahashi,
• Yuko Toyoda,
• Eiji Takeuchi,
• Tsutomu Shinohara

Affiliations

Hiroki Takahashi

Division of Internal Medicine, Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Kochi Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Yuko Toyoda

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital, Kochi-City, Kochi, Japan

Eiji Takeuchi

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital, Kochi-City, Kochi, Japan; Department of Clinical Investigation, National Hospital Organization Kochi Hospital, Kochi-City, Kochi, Japan

Tsutomu Shinohara

Division of Internal Medicine, Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Kochi Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan; Department of Community Medicine for Respirology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan; Corresponding author at: Tsutomu Shinohara, Department of Community Medicine for Respirology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.