A FIBROUS CAVITY IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED LUNG: NOCARDIOSIS MASQUERADING AS TUBERCULOSIS

Authors

  • Karthik Rao N
  • Navin Patil Assistant Professor, Department of pharmacology, KMC Manipal, manipal university
  • Neha Agarwal
  • HANDATTUMANJUNATHA HANDE
  • Amy Joseph
  • George Varghese
  • Raghavendra Rao

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2016.v9i6.13855

Abstract

Nocardia species can cause fulminant necrotizing cavitatory pneumonia. Diagnosis involves identification of the organism, speciation and correlating with appropriate clinical and radiological findings. Speciation is often difficult due to the complexities involved in culturing the organism. Treatment involves administering antibiotics for a prolonged duration. The authors hereby report a case of pulmonary Nocardiosis in a patient who had pre-morbidities like cirrhosis of liver and membrano-proliferative glomerular nephritis on immune-suppression with high dose corticosteroids making him vulnerable to the organism.

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Published

01-11-2016

How to Cite

Rao N, K., N. Patil, N. Agarwal, HANDATTUMANJUNATHA HANDE, A. Joseph, G. Varghese, and R. Rao. “A FIBROUS CAVITY IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED LUNG: NOCARDIOSIS MASQUERADING AS TUBERCULOSIS”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 9, no. 6, Nov. 2016, pp. 5-6, doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2016.v9i6.13855.

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