Pulmonary nocardiosis.

Authors

  • Guadalupe Salta Serviço de Hematología, Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Laboratórios de Bacteriologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil, Lisboa.
  • Maria José Bouw
  • Teresa Tendeiro
  • Zélia Saraiva
  • Martins Reis
  • Manuel Mello e Castro
  • Ana Girão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1980

Abstract

Pulmonary nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that manifests itself mostly in the context of decreased defences, due either to pre-existing pathology or to immunosuppressive therapy, and is often complicated by central nervous system involvement. The clinical and radiological picture is highly variable, requiring a broad spectrum of differential diagnosis, and leaving a decisive and difficult role to the laboratory. We present two cases that exemplify the clinical variability of this infection, the difficulty of the microbiological diagnosis in a routine laboratory, the problems of the antimicrobials' selection, and the importance of a long therapy course.

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Salta G, Bouw MJ, Tendeiro T, Saraiva Z, Reis M, Mello e Castro M, Girão A. Pulmonary nocardiosis. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2002 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];15(6):441-5. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1980

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Arquivo Histórico