Case Report
Medical Management for the Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infection of the Parotid Gland: Avoiding Surgery May Be Possible
Table 1
Summary of case reports of NTM parotid infection in adults.
| Study | Number of cases | Bacteria | Comorbid disease | Treatment modality |
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Benharrats et al. 1998 [11] | 1 case | M. xenopi | HIV positive | Antibiotics alone | Lawn et al. 2005 [10] | 1 case | M. scrofulaceum | HIV positive | Antibiotics alone | Gittinger et al. 2008 [4] | 1 case | M. avium | Rheumatoid arthritis, DMII secondary to steroids | Surgical excision and then antibiotics | Padovani et al. 2007 [13] | 1 case | NTM | None cited | Surgical excision |
Yamanaka et al. 2013 [12] | 1 case | M. fortuitum or M. chelonae (suspected) | None | Antibiotics alone |
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