[Thoracic nocardiosis with thoracic manifestations in two immunocompetent patients].
Nocardiosis is a rare infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus nocardia, which causes considerable morbidity and mortality. We report two unusual cases of nocardiosis in young, immunocompetent patients; the first case involved a nocardia farcinica pulmonary and chest-wall infection, while the second was an anterior mediastinal nocardia asiaticum infection mimicking a mediastinal tumor. These cases reflect the need for a broad differential diagnosis during exploration of thoracic findings, white the potentially ambiguous presentation of nocardiosis must be considered.
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus. d_faber@rambam.health.gov.il
Dan Levy
DL
Faber
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus.
Moshe
M
Lapidot
Unit of infectious Diseases, Rambam Health Care Campus.
Ami
A
Neuberger
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus.
Michael
M
Orlovsky
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus.
Lael Anson
LA
Best
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus.
Ran
R
Kremer
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000382:microbiology; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000382:microbiology