Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus disease.
Nocardiosis is an uncommon disease which occurs most often in patients with impaired cellular immunity, yet is rarely reported in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. We present the first case of Nocardiosis seen at the University Hospital of the West Indies, occurring in a well-controlled diabetic with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease.
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Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
Richards
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Moosdeen
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*