Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nocardiosis is a rare infectious disease entity that mostly affects the lungs, brain, or skin of immunocompromised individuals. Recent reports of pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the only risk factor suggest a possible association between no...
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| author | Stella Pak Tarek Mansour Yan Yatsynovich Andrew Kobalka |
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| description | Nocardiosis is a rare infectious disease entity that mostly affects the lungs, brain, or skin of immunocompromised individuals. Recent reports of pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the only risk factor suggest a possible association between nocardiosis and COPD. Herein, we present a case of ventilator-dependent PN in a patient with a moderate degree of COPD. A high level of suspicion for PN should be maintained when encountered with COPD patients complaining of symptoms of pneumonia and excessive thirst. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1835b41f44be4dfc85f3bada61ed62132022-12-22T00:53:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2018-01-01351586110.4103/lungindia.lungindia_170_17Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseStella PakTarek MansourYan YatsynovichAndrew KobalkaNocardiosis is a rare infectious disease entity that mostly affects the lungs, brain, or skin of immunocompromised individuals. Recent reports of pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the only risk factor suggest a possible association between nocardiosis and COPD. Herein, we present a case of ventilator-dependent PN in a patient with a moderate degree of COPD. A high level of suspicion for PN should be maintained when encountered with COPD patients complaining of symptoms of pneumonia and excessive thirst.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=58;epage=61;aulast=PakAcute respiratory failurechronic obstructive pulmonary diseasepulmonary nocardiosisventilator |
| spellingShingle | Stella Pak Tarek Mansour Yan Yatsynovich Andrew Kobalka Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung India Acute respiratory failure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pulmonary nocardiosis ventilator |
| title | Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_full | Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_fullStr | Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_short | Ventilator-dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_sort | ventilator dependent pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| topic | Acute respiratory failure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pulmonary nocardiosis ventilator |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=58;epage=61;aulast=Pak |
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