Imaging Findings of Pulmonary Nocardiosis Mimicking Bronchiectasis

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...

Disseminated nocardiosis mimicking exacerbation of pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Nocardiosis is a rare, mixed suppurative and granulomatous, bacterial infection that can affect various organs, but most commonly lungs. Clinical manifestation is usually uncharacteristic; can mimic fungal, parasitic and mycobacterial infections or malignancy. Presentation can be also similar to that of the other granulomatous diseases, among them sarcoidosis. We present an unusual case of diss...

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...

Successful treatment of pulmonary nocardiosis with fluoroquinolone in bronchial asthma and bronchiectasis

A 72-year-old Japanese woman was admitted at Saga University Hospital for fever, malaise, and productive cough. Six years ago, she had been diagnosed with bronchial asthma and was treated with inhaled corticosteroids. Chest radiograph and computed tomography on admission showed infiltrates in the right middle lobe, a mass lesion in the left lower lobe, and bronchiectasis in both lower lobes. Sp...

Fulminating Pulmonary Nocardiosis.