title: Nocardia cyriacigeorgica intracavitary lung colonization: first report of an actinomycetic rather than fungal ball in bronchiectasis.
abstract: We report the first case of an isolated endobronchial mass caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in an immunocompetent patient with a history of lung surgery; this is a rare presentation of an emerging opportunistic pathogen. The infection was successfully eradicated by surgery. Microbiologists and clinicians should pay more attention to this group of filamentous bacteria, which in the past have often been neglected by medical personnel.
authors: Mycology Laboratory of Santa Casa Hospital Complex, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors: Cecília Bittencourt
authors: CB
authors: Severo
authors: Flávio de Mattos
authors: Fde M
authors: Oliveira
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Hochhegger
authors: Luiz Carlos
authors: LC
authors: Severo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009615:Nocardia; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*
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