title: Necrotizing nocardia pneumonia in an immuno-compromised male.
abstract: A case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a 43-year-old male is reported who was on corticosteroids for diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Despite early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, the response to therapy was poor likely to be due to delayed presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, P.O. Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi-74800, Pakistan. ali.zubairi@aku.edu
authors.forename: Ali Bin Sarwar
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Zubairi
authors.forename: Madiha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.lastname: Anwar-ul-Huda
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*