Open AccessPulmonary nocardiosis revisited: A case series
Author(s) -
Deepak Aggarwal,
Kranti Garg,
Jagdish Chander,
Saini,
Janmeja Ak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.152638
Subject(s) - medicine , nocardiosis , intensive care medicine , pulmonary disease , pulmonary infection , disease , nocardia , genetics , bacteria , biology
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rising bacterial infection, with a high propensity for misdiagnosis. On account of a paucity of prospective studies, there is limited understanding on various aspects of its diagnosis and treatment. We present three patients with pulmonary nocardiosis, with emphasis on the predisposing factors, variable disease course, and treatment issues. There is a need to understand the basis of these discrepancies so as to rationalize the management of this potentially fatal infection.