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Chest radiography at the time of diagnosis shows opacities at the right middle lung field. (Left figure) Chest radiography after treatment completion shows residual bronchiectasis in the right middle lung field. (Right figure).
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Chest radiography showed reticulonodular and patchy opacities at the right middle lung (RML) field and minimal bilateral apical pleural thickening (Fig. 1 left). In addition, all sequential sputum cultures for mycobacterium became negative and chest radiography after treatment completion showed residual bronchiectasis in the RML field (Fig. 1 right).
The timeline of anti-mycobacterial treatment. INH: isoniazid, RIF: rifampin, PZA: pyrazinamide, EMB: ethambutol, CLA: clarithromycin, LFX: levofloxacin, AFB: acid fast bacilli, MTBC: M. tuberculosis complex, DST: drug sensitivity testing.
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The timeline of the anti-mycobacterial treatment was shown in Fig. 2.