Mycobacteriumand
Lung DiseaseTze-Ming Benson Chen, M.D., F.C.C.P.
San Francisco Critical Care Medical GrpCalifornia Pacific Medical Center
Disclosures
none
Case Presentation84 year old woman presents with chronic cough. No hemoptysis, fevers, chills, night sweats, and or weight loss. Has noticed progressive fatigue.
No tobacco abuse history
Born and raised in China, immigrated to U.S. in 2010
Chest CTtree-in-bud opacities
respiratory bronchioles & alveoli obstruction
differential diagnoses:
Mycobacterial
fungal
Viral
Non-infectious inflammatory Diseases
Mycobacterium
Differential DiagnosisMycobacterium Tuberculosis
Atypical mycobacterium
Rapid Growers
Chelonei, Fortuitum, Abscessus
Slow growers
Avium Complex
TuberculosisThree forms of pulmonary tuberculosis
Latent tuberculosis
Active pulmonary parenchymal tuberculosis
Pleural disease
Tuberculosis Empyema
Tuberculous Pleuritis
Latent TuberculosisTuberculosis present but not causing an active infection
Diagnosis
PPD
Quantiferon Gold
High risk individuals should be tested
HIV
immigrants from endemic countries
homeless
health care professionals
persons living or working in long-term care facilities
PPD InterpretationSize of Induration (mm) Population
At least 5mmRecent TB contact Immunosuppresed- HIV, organ Txp, TNF antagPrior Infx on imaging
At least 10mm
Recent ImmigrantsIVDAHigh risk employmentDiseases that increase riskChildren exposed to high risk individualsChildren < 4
At least 15mm Anyone* Prior BCG vaccination is not considered when determining PPD reaction size
BCG Effectiveness60 year f/u Total Number TB Incidence
per 100,000
BCG Vaccine 1483 66
Placebo 1309 138
*Alaskan natives and American Indians vaccinated between 1935 and 1938 as part of a clinical trial*52% (95% CI: 27%, 69%) reduction in TB incidence
JAMA 2004;291:2086-91
Quantiferon GoldFirst approved by the FDA in 2005 as aid in diagnosing both latent and active TB
Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay to detect the release of interferon-gamma
Requires fresh heparinized whole bood
incubated with 2 antigens found on TB but not in BCG vaccine
False positives with mycobacterium Kansasii, marinum, and szulgai
reproducibility decreased if result is close to cut-off value
QFT-G Studies216 Japanese nursing students at low risk for TB
Spec 98.1%
118 patients with culture confirmed TB
Sens 89.0%
Compare QFT-G to TST
99 Korean healthy BCG-vaccinated medical students
Spec QFT-G: 96% vs. TST: 49%
54 patients with pulmonary TB
Sens QFT-G: 81% vs. TST: 78%
AJRCCM 2004;170:59-64
JAMA 2005;293:2756-61
QFT-G StudiesIn 318 unselected hospitalized patients
sens for TB disease
QFT-G: 67% vs TST: 33%
Indeterminate results in patients with negative TST
QFT-G: 21%AJRCCM 2005;172:631-5
Reactivation Risk
Reactivation of tuberculosis
Risk dependent upon patient’s underlying health and time since initial TB infection
AJRCCM 2000;161:S221-47
Latent TB TreatmentDetermine that patient does not have active TB
History and physical exam
Chest x-ray
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/treatment/LTBItreatmentoptions.pdf
INH HepatotoxicityRisk Factors
Regular alcohol use
Hepatotoxic Tx
CYP P450 inducers
Liver disease
Pregnancy / immediate postpartum
IVDA
Female
Age Risk
20-34 0.3%
35-49 1.2%
50-64 2.3%
> 65 4.6%
Am Rev Respir Dis 1978;117:991
INH TreatmentAdminister recommended regimen
Provide pyridoxine if on INH
Evaluate patient monthly in clinic and repeat blood work if suspicious of hepatotoxicity
Discontinue therapy if:
AST > 5x upper nml if Asx
AST > 3x upper nml if Sx
Obtain baseline Tbil, AST, ALT, Alk Phos
baseline liver disease
HIV
pregnant and postpartum (< 3months)
Alcohol use
medications with potential interactions
otherwise at your discretion
Pulmonary TBClassic Symptoms
Cough, Fatigue, Weight loss, Sweats, Hemoptysis
Classic Radiographic FIndings
Upper lobe opacities
Tree-in-bud opacities to cavitary consolidation
Pleural TBTB Pleuritis
Immunologic reaction to pulmonary TB infection
Often culture negative
Often self-limited
High risk for active pulmonary TB
TB Empyema
Presence of TB organism in pleural space causing active infection
AFB smear
Culture positive
TB Treatment
Initial: 4 drug therapy for 2 months
Continuation: 2 drug therapy for additional 4 months if TB is sensitive to INH and Rifampin
Today, Directly Observed Therapy via Dept of Public Health is standard of care
TB Tx: Pleural DiseaseTB Pleuritis
If suspected, pursuit of diagnosis is essential because of high risk of developing active pulmonary disease within the next 12 months
TB Empyema
Chest tube drainage
Will likely require VATS
initiate 4-drug therapy and contact Dept of Public Health
Atypical MycobacteriumSymptoms:
chronic cough
fatigue
Occasionally:
hemoptysis
dyspnea
weight loss
Radiographic findings:
Tree-in-bud to consolidation
bronchiectasis
Lady WindermereThin caucasian woman with chronic cough
Bronchiectasis involving middle lobe and lingula
Chronic atypical mycobacterial infection
Possible link to cystic fibrosis
DiagnosisSymptoms
Radiographic findings
Microbiology
2 of 3 expectorated sputums positive for same organism
1 bronchoscopic specimen that is culture positive for atypical mycobacterium
TreatmentDecision to treat
Not straightforward
Consider:
Severity of symptoms
Severity of radiographic abnormalities
Patient preference
“Rapid” grower vs “slow” grower
MAC TreatmentClarithromycin / azithromycin
Rifampin / rifabutin
Ethambutol
Treatment is usually between 12 and 18 months
12 months of treatment following initial negative respiratory culture
Sputum culture positive for MAC
Decision made to not treat with antibiotics
Recommended either acapella valve therapy or theravest for airway clearance
Reimage in 6 to 12 months
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