A CLINICAL STUDY OF THE CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE DUE TO NONPHOTOCHROMOGENIC ACID-FAST BACILLI
Authors: A G LEWIS, E M LASCHE, A L ARMSTRONG, F P DUNBAR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 August 1960A CLINICAL STUDY OF THE CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE DUE TO NONPHOTOCHROMOGENIC ACID-FAST BACILLIALBERT G. LEWIS JR., M.D., EUNICE M. LASCHÉ, M.D., ALLAN L. ARMSTRONG, M.D., FRANK P. DUNBARALBERT G. LEWIS JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EUNICE M. LASCHÉ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALLAN L. ARMSTRONG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANK P. DUNBARSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-2-273 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBefore the development of cultural methods, the diagnosis of tuberculosis was based upon the finding of acid-fast bacilli on microscopic examination, positive tuberculin skin test, and characteristic x-ray and histologic changes. It is now recognized that all of these findings may be present in other chronic lung infections. The clinical entity of such diseases produced by acid-fast bacilli other than the tubercle bacillus has assumed increasing importance recently, although it has been reported sporadically for many years.1-14 The internist is confronted more frequently now with chronic pulmonary disease due to atypical mycobacteria.Various bacteriologic methods have resulted in the identification...Bibliography1. Pinner M: Atypical acid-fast microörganisms from human beings, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 32: 424, 1935. Google Scholar2. FeldmanDaviesMosesAnberg WHRHWW: An unusual mycobacterium isolated from sputum of a man suffering from pulmonary disease of long duration, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 48: 82, 1943. Google Scholar3. TarshisFrisch MSAW: Chromogenic acid-fast bacilli from human sources, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 65: 278, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. BuhlerPollak VBA: Human infection with atypical acid-fast organisms, Am J. Path. 23: 363, 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tampa, Florida*Received for publication April 29, 1960.Presented at the Forty-first Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, San Francisco, California, April 6, 1960.†This study was supported in part by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Albert G. Lewis, Jr., M.D., 4001 Tampa Bay Boulevard, Tampa 7, Florida. 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