Author’s response to reviews Title: Natural history of Mycobacterium fortuitum pulmonary infection presenting with migratory infiltrates: A case report with microbiological analysis Authors:

Natural history of Mycobacterium fortuitum pulmonary infection presenting with migratory infiltrates: a case report with microbiological analysis

BACKGROUND Presence of Mycobacterium fortuitum in respiratory tracts usually indicates mere colonization or transient infection, whereas true pulmonary infection occurs in patients with gastroesophageal disease. However, little is known about the diagnostic indications for true M. fortuitum pulmonary infection and the natural history of the disease. CASE PRESENTATION A 59-year-old man was ref...

Author’s response to reviews Title: Successful resumption of tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis after resection of a pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex lesion: A case report Authors:

Title: Successful resumption of tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis after resection of a pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex lesion: A case report Authors: Ho Namkoong ([email protected]) Sadatomo Tasaka ([email protected]) Mitsuhiro Akiyama ([email protected]) Kazuma Yagi ([email protected]) Makoto Ishii ([email protected]) Katsuya Suzuki ([email protected]) ...

Author’s response to reviews Title: Incident Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Household Contacts of Infectious Tuberculosis patients in Brazil Authors:

Cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum: an unusual presentation.

Cutaneous infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria is uncommon and its diagnosis can be missed unless there is strong clinical suspicion coupled with microbiological confirmation. We report a case of localized recurrent soft tissue swelling of the foot by Mycobacterium fortuitum in a healthy adult male. The case is being reported for its uncommon clinical presentation and the associated etio...

Delayed silicone breast implant infection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare.

Mycobacterial breast implant infection is a rare complication after augmentation mammaplasty. A review of the literature demonstrates multiple examples of breast implant infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum, but only rare discussion of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC). The authors report an unusual case of MAC breast implant infection in a patient with a complex surgical history.