Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series.
Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare. Here, we report a case series of four patients with pulmonary nocardiosis without a predisposing condition.
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Inderjit
I
Singh
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Frances Mae
FM
West
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Abraham
A
Sanders
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Barry
B
Hartman
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Dana
D
Zappetti