Nocardia infection in a bronchopulmonary sequestration.
A case of intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration is reported in which the sequestered lung was infected with Nocardia sp. Although recurrent pyogenic infections are common in pulmonary sequestrations, this is the first case report with documented nocardiosis.
D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence