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Cureus. 2021 Dec 10;13(12):e20333. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20333. eCollection 2021 Dec.

A Refractory, Infected Lung Bulla and an Abscess Treated Using Percutaneous Drainage in a Patient With Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Associated Myelopathy.

Cureus

Kaho Sugahara, Toyoshi Yanagihara, Yuri Nakamura, Yuuka Nakayama, Katsuzo Hanaoka, Migiwa Ohgushi, Naruhiko Ogo, Yu Inutsuka, Tatsuma Asoh, Yukiko Harada, Reiko Yoneda, Takashige Maeyama

Affiliations

  1. Respiratory Medicine, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, JPN.
  2. Neurology, Brain and Nerve Center, Fukuoka Central Hospital, Fukuoka, JPN.
  3. General Medicine, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, JPN.
  4. Pathology, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, JPN.

PMID: 34934596 PMCID: PMC8668043 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.20333

Abstract

We present a case of a 54-year-old Japanese woman with established human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy who developed a refractory infected lung bulla and lung abscess caused by

Copyright © 2021, Sugahara et al.

Keywords: aspergillus; htlv-1-associated arthritis; htlv-1-associated myelopathy; infected lung bulla; mrsa; percutaneous drainage; pseudomonas aeruginosa

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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