Pulmonary nocardiosis

815Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Background. Pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) is an uncommon infection often seen in immunocompromised patients. Definitive diagnosis depends on identification of the organism by culture in a patient with a clinical presentation suggestive of PN. As Nocardia can grow slowly and other infections can present similarly in the immunocompromised patient, we sought to find the performance of respiratory sam...

Fulminating Pulmonary Nocardiosis.

Pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking tuberculosis

Pulmonary nocardiosis is an infrequent and severe infection due to Nocardia species, microorganisms that may behave both as opportunists and as primary pathogens. Diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis is frequently delayed and a high level of suspicion is required in patients with underlying diseases or chronic corticosteroid therapy. Hereby we are presenting a case of pulmonary nocardiosis mimick...

Primary pulmonary nocardiosis: case report.

Haml, P. B. (1974). Thorax, 29, 382-386. Primary pulmonary nocardiosis: a case report. A case of fulminating pulmonary nocardiosis is reported. Diagnosis was made before death but too late for treatment to be effective. At necropsy extensive multiple pulmonary abscesses with involvement of the pleura, resulting in an empyema, were discovered. One cervical node showed a similar abscess. No brain...

Cutaneous and pulmonary Nocardiosis in a patient with Pemphigus

Pemphigus is a chronic blistering mucocutaneous disease, classified in immunobullous skin diseases. Infections, particularly septicemia due to Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeroginosa are the most common and dangerous disorders due to immunosuppressive therapy in this disease. Infection with nocardia is rare, so that only 6 cases have been reported yet. Herein, we report a 56-year-old m...