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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024

Bacillus megaterium infection presenting as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, a case report.

Junwei Guo, Jingci Chen, Xuefeng Sun

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Junwei GuoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
Jingci ChenDepartment of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xuefeng SunDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China. sunxfer@sina.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a special clinical presentation mostly associated with autoimmune disorders. Here we report a rare case of PAP secondary to infection of Bacillus megaterium. CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-year-old woman presented with intermittent cough and dyspnea for half a year. Chest CT scan showed "crazy paving" pattern. B. megaterium was identified by percutaneous CT-guided needle biopsy. She continuously received antimicrobial treatment since the diagnosis and follow-up examination suggested great improvement.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first case of B. megaterium infection presented with PAP pattern in healthy individuals. Attention should be paid on the secondary causes including rare pathogen infection when patients presented with PAP syndrome.

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Bacillus megateriumPulmonary Alveolar ProteinosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedAnti-Bacterial AgentsFemaleGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMiddle AgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacillus megateriumCase reportPneumoniaPulmonary alveolar proteinosis

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PMID39192216
PMCPMC11348727

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