Acute respiratory deterioration in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease associated with pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection: a case report.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are important pathogens in patients with chronic lung diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). Although acute exacerbations of ILD associated with NTM infection have been reported sporadically, cases involving pulmonary Mycobacterium absce...