Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entity
Pulmonary intracavitary infection caused by Nocardia is an opportunistic infection and is believed to be a rare entity. We describe a case report of a patient with culture positive Nocardia asteroides who presented with complaints of cough and expectoration with episodes of haemoptysis and dyspnoea....
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| author | Ragini Tilak D. Agarwal T.K. Lahiri Vijai Tilak |
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| description | Pulmonary intracavitary infection caused by Nocardia is an opportunistic infection and is believed to be a rare entity. We describe a case report of a patient with culture positive Nocardia asteroides who presented with complaints of cough and expectoration with episodes of haemoptysis and dyspnoea. The diagnosis of nocardiosis was made by microscopic examination of the surgically resected portion of the lung and confirmed on culture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ba112b8de194d7e98995d3cb7f5653e2025-08-20T02:57:25ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802008-04-0120210.3855/jidc.287Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entityRagini Tilak0D. Agarwal1T.K. Lahiri2Vijai Tilak3Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi-221 005Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Instiute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu Univesity,Varanasi-221 005Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Instiute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu Univesity,Varanasi-221 005Department of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi-221 005Pulmonary intracavitary infection caused by Nocardia is an opportunistic infection and is believed to be a rare entity. We describe a case report of a patient with culture positive Nocardia asteroides who presented with complaints of cough and expectoration with episodes of haemoptysis and dyspnoea. The diagnosis of nocardiosis was made by microscopic examination of the surgically resected portion of the lung and confirmed on culture.https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/287Nocardia asteroidesOpportunistic infectionSabouraud’s dextrose agar |
| spellingShingle | Ragini Tilak D. Agarwal T.K. Lahiri Vijai Tilak Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entity Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Nocardia asteroides Opportunistic infection Sabouraud’s dextrose agar |
| title | Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entity |
| title_full | Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entity |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entity |
| title_short | Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball -- a rare entity |
| title_sort | pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball a rare entity |
| topic | Nocardia asteroides Opportunistic infection Sabouraud’s dextrose agar |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/287 |
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