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Article1 March 1964Atypical Pulmonary Tuberculosis Caused by Unclassified MycobacteriaSAMUEL PHILLIPS, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN C. LARKIN JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.SAMUEL PHILLIPS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN C. LARKIN JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-3-401 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPatients with chronic pulmonary disease from whose sputa unclassified Mycobacteria are recovered are a problem to clinicians and public health officials. These cases are classified as "infection of lung, due to unclassified Mycobacterium" (1) but are also referred to as "atypical tuberculosis" (2). A review of 32 patients with atypical pulmonary tuberculosis treated at our hospital since 1959 is presented to illustrate various aspects of the problem.There is a marked similarity of atypical pulmonary tuberculosis to pulmonary tuberculosis in physical findings, roentgenographic appearance, positive tuberculin (Mantoux) reaction, and the presence of acid-fast bacilli in the sputum (3). On histological...
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