TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary nocardiosis owing to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum
AU - Gowrinath, Karanam
AU - Prabhu, Attur Ravindra
AU - Bairy, Indira
AU - Prakash, Peralam Yegneswaran
AU - Chawla, Kiran
AU - Baig, Waqas Wahid
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - Among the nocardial species, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (formerly Nocardia caviae) as causative agent of pulmonary disease is rarely reported even in immunocompromised individuals. We report 2 renal transplant recipients presenting with pleural effusion and acute respiratory distress syndrome owing to N. otitidiscaviarum. Culture of bronchial washings led to the diagnosis in both the cases and established importance of early bronchoscopy in diagnosing opportunistic pulmonary infections in immunocompromised individuals. Severe side effects of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in both the cases suggest the need to evolve safe and effective alternate drug regimens to treat nocardiosis.
AB - Among the nocardial species, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (formerly Nocardia caviae) as causative agent of pulmonary disease is rarely reported even in immunocompromised individuals. We report 2 renal transplant recipients presenting with pleural effusion and acute respiratory distress syndrome owing to N. otitidiscaviarum. Culture of bronchial washings led to the diagnosis in both the cases and established importance of early bronchoscopy in diagnosing opportunistic pulmonary infections in immunocompromised individuals. Severe side effects of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in both the cases suggest the need to evolve safe and effective alternate drug regimens to treat nocardiosis.
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U2 - 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31816f6bd2
DO - 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31816f6bd2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41849137944
SN - 1944-6586
VL - 15
SP - 113
EP - 115
JO - Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
JF - Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
IS - 2
ER -