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Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease: prospective study of a distinct preexisting syndrome.


ABSTRACT: RATIONALE: Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (PNTM) disease is increasing, but predisposing features have been elusive. OBJECTIVES: To prospectively determine the morphotype, immunophenotype, and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator genotype in a large cohort with PNTM. METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 63 patients with PNTM infection, each of whom had computerized tomography, echocardiogram, pulmonary function, and flow cytometry of peripheral blood. In vitro cytokine production in response to mitogen, LPS, and cytokines was performed. Anthropometric measurements were compared with National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) age- and ethnicity-matched female control subjects extracted from the NHANES 2001-2002 dataset. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Patients were 59.9 (+/-9.8 yr [SD]) old, and 5.4 (+/-7.9 yr) from diagnosis to enrollment. Patients were 95% female, 91% white, and 68% lifetime nonsmokers. A total of 46 were infected with Mycobacterium avium complex, M. xenopi, or M. kansasii; 17 were infected with rapidly growing mycobacteria. Female patients were significantly taller (164.7 vs. 161.0 cm; P < 0.001) and thinner (body mass index, 21.1 vs. 28.2; P < 0.001) than matched NHANES control subjects, and thinner (body mass index, 21.1 vs. 26.8; P = 0.002) than patients with disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. A total of 51% of patients had scoliosis, 11% pectus excavatum, and 9% mitral valve prolapse, all significantly more than reference populations. Stimulated cytokine production was similar to that of healthy control subjects, including the IFN-gamma/IL-12 pathway. CD4(+), CD8(+), B, and natural killer cell numbers were normal. A total of 36% of patients had mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with PNTM infection are taller and leaner than control subjects, with high rates of scoliosis, pectus excavatum, mitral valve prolapse, and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutations, but without recognized immune defects.

SUBMITTER: Kim RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2720143 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease: prospective study of a distinct preexisting syndrome.

Kim Richard D RD   Greenberg David E DE   Ehrmantraut Mary E ME   Guide Shireen V SV   Ding Li L   Shea Yvonne Y   Brown Margaret R MR   Chernick Milica M   Steagall Wendy K WK   Glasgow Connie G CG   Lin JingPing J   Jolley Clara C   Sorbara Lynn L   Raffeld Mark M   Hill Suvimol S   Avila Nilo N   Sachdev Vandana V   Barnhart Lisa A LA   Anderson Victoria L VL   Claypool Reginald R   Hilligoss Dianne M DM   Garofalo Mary M   Fitzgerald Alan A   Anaya-O'Brien Sandra S   Darnell Dirk D   DeCastro Rosamma R   Menning Heather M HM   Ricklefs Stacy M SM   Porcella Stephen F SF   Olivier Kenneth N KN   Moss Joel J   Holland Steven M SM  

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 20080814 10


<h4>Rationale</h4>Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (PNTM) disease is increasing, but predisposing features have been elusive.<h4>Objectives</h4>To prospectively determine the morphotype, immunophenotype, and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator genotype in a large cohort with PNTM.<h4>Methods</h4>We prospectively enrolled 63 patients with PNTM infection, each of whom had computerized tomography, echocardiogram, pulmonary function, and flow cytometry of peripheral blood. In v  ...[more]

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