RT期刊文章SR电子T1分枝杆菌avium-intracellulare pleuritis with massive pleural effusion JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP 1428 OP 1429 VO 8 IS 8 A1 Okada, Y A1 Ichinose, Y A1 Yamaguchi, K A1 Kanazawa, M A1 Yamasawa, F A1 Kawashiro, T YR 1995 UL //www.qdcxjkg.com/content/8/8/1428.abstract AB Atypical mycobacterial infection is seldom accompanied by pleural involvement. We report a very rare case of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare pleuritis with massive pleural effusion. The patient was a non-immunocompromised 35-year-old Japanese male with insidious onset of fever, chest pain and anorexia. The pleural effusion gradually resolved with empirical antimycobacterial treatment, leaving considerable pleural adhesion and thickening.