

Article in Japanese
A case of TAFRO-like manifestations combined with Sjögren’s syndrome and pulmonary Mycobacterium intracellulare infection
Chihiro Asanumaa Takeshi Morimotob Chiori Tabec Yurina Takahatab,c Syunsuke Chibab,c Yukihiro Hasegawab
aAomori Prefectural Central Hospital
bDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital
cDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
The patient was a 77-year-old female. When she had surgery for breast cancer 6 years ago, an abnormal shadow was revealed on chest X-ray. Recently, she experienced anorexia and lower leg edema. Her chest X-ray shadow had worsened. We diagnosed her with pulmonary Mycobacterium intracellulare infection. She was prescribed antibiotics for M. intracellulare. After starting the pulmonary M. intracellulare infection treatment, she had a fever, elevated C-reactive protein levels, pleural effusion, ascites, and exacerbation of the lower leg edema. A labial salivary gland biopsy revealed that she had Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). Pathological findings from her cervical lymph node and bone marrow biopsy also suggested multicentric Castleman’s disease or TAFRO syndrome. We diagnosed her with TAFRO-like manifestations combined with SS and pulmonary M. intracellulare infection. These clinical features have been reported in some cases of SS and infectious diseases. Therefore, we concluded that these TAFRO-like manifestations were related to SS and pulmonary M. intracellulare infection.
Mycobacterium intracellulare TAFRO syndrome Sjögren syndrome Multicentric Castleman’s disease Paradoxical response
Received 23-Jul-24 / Accepted 9-Dec-24
AJRS, 14(2): 87-92, 2025