Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in a Tuberculosis-Endemic Setting: Two Cases Illustrating Diagnostic Pitfalls
Background and Clinical Significance: Pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) represents an important diagnostic challenge in tuberculosis-endemic settings because its clinical, radiological, and microbiological features may overlap with those of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Accurate distinction b...