Cytological diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunocompromised patient.
We report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunosuppressed patient having vasculitis who presented with fever, cough and chest pain. A suspicion of nocardiosis was made on auramine O staining of material procured by CT guided fine needle aspiration cytology right lung. Modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining was useful in confirming the diagnosis. The patient showed remarkable recovery after treatment with co-trimoxazole. Quick identification of this uncommon pathogen in the cytological material using special stains helped in timely diagnosis and successful treatment of the patient.
Kumar
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Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Chhina
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Kaushal
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Mahajan
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Kaur
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D001576:Benzophenoneidum; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods
D001576:Benzophenoneidum