[Pneumonia from Nocardia nova in lung cancer].
The clinical and radiographic manifestations of pulmonary nocardiosis are nonspecific. The diagnosis depends of the clinical suspicion for alerting the microbiology laboratory to use special culture and identification methods to initiate the appropriate therapy early. A nocardia pneumonia in a locally advanced non small cell lung cancer patients is present. Even after initiate the treatment the patient died. It is important to suspect the diagnosis of uncommon infection to begin the therapy.
Vázquez Rivera
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F
Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Provincial de Conxo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña.
Barón Duarte
F J
FJ
Llobo Taboada
J B
JB
Cueva Bañuelos
J F
JF
Candamio Folgar
S
S
López López
R
R
D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis