Case | Age Sex | Smoking history | Underlying disease | Causative microorganism (NTM) | Treatment for NTM | Clinical effect for NTM | Interval from the diagnosis of pulmonary NTM disease to lung cancer |
1 | 72, M | (+) | RA(Steroid) CVD Chronic sinusitis | M. avium | CAM + RFP + EB + SM (6 months) | Good | 11 months |
2 | 78, M | (−) | Colon cancer (ope) DM | M. intracellulare | CAM + RFP + EB + SM (1 year) | Good | 22 months |
3 | 81, M | (+) | Pulmonary fibrosis | M. intracellulare | CAM + RFP + EB + SM (2 years) | Good | 30 months |
4 | 77, M | (+) | COPD Af, HT CHF | M. avium+ M. intracellulare | CAM + RFP + EB + SM (2 months) | Stop for side effect | 34 months |