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Pulmonary nocardiosis

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2001
Pulmonary nocardiosis is an uncommon but serious infection that is increasingly found in immunosuppressed persons, especially transplant recipients and persons with AIDS. The Nocardia species are denizens of soil and decaying plants that gain entry to humans through inhalation or inoculation.
Gio J., Baracco, Gordon M., Dickinson
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[PULMONARY NOCARDIOSIS].

Gruzlica (Warsaw, Poland : 1926), 1996
A case of pulmonary nocardiosis is described in a patient who had alcoholic cirrhosis of liver and portal hypertension.
P, KRAKOWKA, H, ZUKOWSKA OLSZKO, H, HALWEG, K, TRACZYK   +3 more
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Radiology, 1978
Six cases of pulmonary nocardiosis are reported. All patients were compromised hosts treated with corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressive agents. The clinical presentations ranged from malaise to respiratory failure. The radiological manifestations varied from a solitary nodule to extensive cavitary bronchopneumonia with distant dissemination.
J P, Balikian, P G, Herman, S, Kopit
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 1995
To evaluate CT findings of pulmonary nocardiosis in immunocompromised patients. MATERIALS ALND METHODS: Five patients with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary nocardiosis were evaluated. Four patients were receiving corticosteroids with or without other immunosuppressive drugs for lupus nephritis (two patients), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ...
H K, Yoon, J G, Im, J M, Ahn, M C, Han
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal of Infection, 2006
We present a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an autoimmune disorder in which platelets are immunologically destroyed.
Demosthenes D Cokkinos
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Fulminating Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Diseases of the Chest, 1964
SUMMARY 1.Nocardiosis is a chronic infection of skin, lung, and brain caused in almost all cases by Nocardia asteroides. 2.A fatal case of pulmonary nocardiosis which probably developed while on antibiotic therapy is reported. 3.The mycology, pathology and clinical picture are reviewed. 4.Sulfadiazine in a dose of 4 to 6 gm.
R W, LANGEVIN, S, KATZ
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Orangutan

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1976
SUMMARY Pulmonary nocardiosis was diagnosed in an adult male orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) being maintained in an outdoor facility. Periodically, the orangutan had had clinical signs of an upper respiratory tract infection, as evidenced by slight nasal discharge and cough.
H M, McClure, J, Chang, W, Kaplan, J M, Brown   +3 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A new clinical challenge

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2016
Pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) is a rare but severe disease caused by Nocardia spp. Despite the traditional description as opportunistic infection, case reports and case series of pulmonary nocardiosis have recently been reported in immunocompetent patients ...
Giorgio Castellana, Marco Castellana, Claudio Farina   +2 more
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CT Findings of Pulmonary Nocardiosis

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2011
Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that primarily affects the lungs. Most infected patients have deficits in cell-mediated immunity such as those with AIDS, transplant recipients, and those receiving corticosteroid therapy. We review the various CT appearances of pulmonary nocardiosis and discuss the differential diagnosis.Common CT findings ...
Jeffrey P, Kanne, Donald R, Yandow, Tan-Lucien H, Mohammed, Cristopher A, Meyer   +3 more
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