DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Pulmonary infiltrate
Nocardiosis
Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to infection by bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis. It is most common in men, especially those with a compromised immune system. In patients with brain infection, mortality exceeds 80%; in other forms, mortality is 50%, even with appropriate therapy. It is one of several conditions that has been called the great imitator. Cutaneous nocardiosis commonly occurs in immunocompetent hosts.
Pulmonary infiltrate - List of case studies
- Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma
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years old , female, Italy Diagnosis : Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma Case history: Diagnosis of pneumonia for ... cystic area cranially to the area of the flogistic infiltrate put down to pneumonia. As there was a persisting diagnostic doubt, ...
- End Stage Renal Disease
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marking bilaterally, atelectasis at left base. No pulmonary infiltrate. Heart shadow enlarged, aorta calcified. EKG (2/08): Sinus ...
- Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma – additional opinion
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did not improve, a chest X-ray showed a right lower lobe infiltrate with pleural effusion and a cystic lesion superiorly. She was ... years old , female, Italy Diagnosis : Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma Case history: Diagnosis of pneumonia for ...