Endobronchial Watanabe Spigots for Treatment of Pyopneumothorax due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report Based on Past Experience

Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease sometimes causes pneumothorax and empyema, which are often intractable because of patients’ background factors. Biological products used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis have caused the problem of an increase in infection rates as a side effect, one...

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Main Authors: Norikazu Kawai, Takeshi Kawaguchi, Takashi Tojo, Takao Osa, Yoshifumi Yamamoto, Motoaki Yasukawa, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Shigeki Taniguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6738435
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