Complication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis treatment: Isoniazid-induced pneumonitis

A 33-year-old Central American migrant worker developed productive cough, fevers, night sweats, and weight loss over the course of 1 month. A chest X-ray showed a left upper lung zone opacity with cavitation. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed extensive, centrilobular tree-in-bud opacities primarily in the left upper lobe with small areas of cavitation (see Fig. 1a). A sputum culture was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pan-susceptible to minimum inhibitory concentrations of first-line medications for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research