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Start free with EleplanPulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection
ORPHA:411703Disease
Also called Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease
What it is
A rare bacterial infectious disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (including Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium kansasii, or Mycobacterium xenopi, among others), characterized by chronic pulmonary disease with symptoms like chronic cough (with or without sputum production), chest pain, and weight loss. Predisposing factors are preexisting lung conditions, neoplasms, immunosuppression, or thoracic skeletal abnormalities.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Signs and symptoms
Common30–79%
12Sometimes5–29%
8These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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