Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
Respiratory Diseases
Pulmonary Nocardiosis with Multiple Cavitary Nodules in a HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patient
Jung Hye HWANGWon-Jung KOHGee Young SUHMan Pyo CHUNGHojoong KIMO Jung KWONKyung Soo LEENam Yong LEEJoungho HAN
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2004 Volume 43 Issue 9 Pages 852-854

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The radiological manifestations of pulmonary nocardiosis are very diverse, and include non-segmental consolidation and pulmonary nodule(s). Cavitary nodules most commonly appear in AIDS patients, and are uncommon in non-AIDS patients. We report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis with bilateral multiple cavitary nodules in a HIV-negative 60-year-old man with nephrotic syndrome who was receiving corticosteroid treatment. It is suggested that pulmonary nocardiosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of multiple cavitary nodules on chest radiographs, even in non-AIDS immunocompromised patients.

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