[Pneumonia from Nocardia nova in lung cancer]

An Med Interna. 2000 Sep;17(9):488-90.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The clinical and radiographic manifestations of pulmonary nocardiosis are nonspecific. The diagnosis depends of the clinical suspicion for alerting the microbiology laboratory to use special culture and identification methods to initiate the appropriate therapy early. A nocardia pneumonia in a locally advanced non small cell lung cancer patients is present. Even after initiate the treatment the patient died. It is important to suspect the diagnosis of uncommon infection to begin the therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications*
  • Male
  • Nocardia / isolation & purification
  • Nocardia Infections / complications*
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis