pulmonary nocardiosis caused by nocardia otitidiscaviarum in an adult asthmatic female patient: the presence of acid-fast branching filaments is always significant
;A Mahgoub;S A Gumaa;M R P Joseph;M S Saleh;A H A Elsheikh;A I Elkhalifa;E Elhaj;R R M Salih;M E Hamid
revista colombiana de psiquiatria2017Vol. 107pp. 43-45
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mahgoub2017southpulmonary
Abstract
We report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a 41-year-old asthma patient. Chest radiographs showed bilateral air space and consolidations.
Acid-fast branching filaments were demonstrated in sputum, and the grown organism was identified phenotypically and confirmed using 16S rDNA sequencing (accession no. KX500116). The patient received a combination of medical treatments, but developed complications,
which were managed over the next 3 months, after which she was discharged. Pulmonary nocardiosis should be considered in patients undergoing steroid therapy or when a chronic infection does not respond to first-line treatment.