Pulmonary Nocardiosis Owing to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum
| Autor: | Indira Bairy, Waqas Wahid Baig, Attur Ravindra Prabhu, K. Gowrinath, Kiran Chawla, Peralam Yegneswaran Prakash |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Nephrology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pleural effusion Pulmonary nocardiosis Nocardiosis Pulmonary disease bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Dermatology Bronchoscopy Internal medicine medicine NOCARDIA OTITIDISCAVIARUM business Intensive care medicine Nocardia caviae |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Bronchology. 15:113-115 |
| ISSN: | 1070-8030 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/lbr.0b013e31816f6bd2 |
| Popis: | Among the nocardial species, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (formerly Nocardia caviae) as causative agent of pulmonary disease is rarely reported even in immunocompromised individuals. We report 2 renal transplant recipients presenting with pleural effusion and acute respiratory distress syndrome owing to N. otitidiscaviarum. Culture of bronchial washings led to the diagnosis in both the cases and established importance of early bronchoscopy in diagnosing opportunistic pulmonary infections in immunocompromised individuals. Severe side effects of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in both the cases suggest the need to evolve safe and effective alternate drug regimens to treat nocardiosis |
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