Conclusion
The diagnosis of isolated pulmonary MAC in HIV/AIDS without structural pulmonary disease has not been reported since 2003, which makes our case unique. Furthermore, there has never been a case report of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patient presenting in whom initial presentation was isolated pulmonary MAC.
Author contributions: Fuad Abaleka cared for the patient, conceived and designed the case report and wrote the manuscript; Bisrat Nigussie and Esmael Yimer cared for the patient, conceived and designed the case report and wrote the manuscript; Ozlem Onal and Maham Suhail cared for the patient and wrote part of the manuscript; Rana Al-Zakhari and Selin Galiboglu cared for the patient and helped with literature search. Jay Nfonoyim conceived and designed the case report and made critical revisions to the manuscript
Corresponding author : Fuad Abaleka, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, 355 Bard Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310, United States. Foee4ibew@gmail.com
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