title: An unusual case of pulmonary nocardiosis in immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Pulmonary nocardiosis is a subacute or chronic necrotizing pneumonia caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia and rare in immune-competent patients. A 35-year-old male, who had treated with antituberculosis drugs, presented with cough, dyspnea, and expectoration with episodes of hemoptysis with purulent sputum. The diagnosis of nocardiosis was made by microscopic examination of the surgically resected portion of the lung and revealed filamentous Gram-positive bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Abant Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Gölköy, 14280 Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zehra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yaşar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Karabuk University School of Medicine, 78000 Karabuk, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acat
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Surgery Teaching and Research Hospital, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onaran
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Surgery Teaching and Research Hospital, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Akif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ozgül
authors.affiliation: Yedikule Chest Diseases and Surgery Teaching and Research Hospital, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fener
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Abant Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Gölköy, 14280 Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahrettin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Talay
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Surgery Teaching and Research Hospital, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdoğan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya