Disseminated nocardiosis in an advanced AIDS patient.
Nocardiosis is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis in patients with HIV, as both diseases have similar manifestations. We describe the successful management of a case of advanced AIDS with disseminated Nocardial infection due to N. asteroides. Nocardial infection needs to be suspected in a patient with HIV infection when there is chest radiographic abnormality and when thrice sputum microscopy for acid fast bacilli is negative.
Department of General Medicine, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
S V S
SV
Malladi
P K
PK
Ankathi
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L
Vemu
N M
NM
Rao
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants