Endobronchial nocardiosis in an 11-year-old child. 2013

Erkan Cakir, and Nur Buyukpinarbasili, and Sedat Ziyade, and Hatice N Selcuk-Duru, and Mehmet Bilgin, and Ufuk Topuz
Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey. erkancakir1@yahoo.com.

Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare infection and overwhelmingly limited to immunocompromised individuals. Endobronchial nocardiosis is even more rare. Nocardiosis is rarely seen in immunocompetent hosts mostly as cutaneous infection. Here we report an immunocompetent child with endobronchial nocardiosis presenting as nonresolving pneumonia and lung abscess. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature of endobronchial nocardiosis in a child.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009617 Nocardia Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus NOCARDIA. Cerebral Nocardiosis,Infections, Nocardia,Nocardia asteroides Infection,Nocardiosis,Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis,Pulmonary Nocardiosis,Cerebral Nocardioses,Cutaneous Nocardioses, Primary,Cutaneous Nocardiosis, Primary,Infection, Nocardia,Infection, Nocardia asteroides,Infections, Nocardia asteroides,Nocardia Infection,Nocardia asteroides Infections,Nocardioses,Nocardioses, Cerebral,Nocardioses, Primary Cutaneous,Nocardioses, Pulmonary,Nocardiosis, Cerebral,Nocardiosis, Primary Cutaneous,Nocardiosis, Pulmonary,Primary Cutaneous Nocardioses,Pulmonary Nocardioses
D012141 Respiratory Tract Infections Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases. Respiratory System Infections,Upper Respiratory Tract Infection,Upper Respiratory Tract Infections,Infections, Respiratory,Infections, Respiratory Tract,Infections, Upper Respiratory,Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Infections,Upper Respiratory Infections,Infection, Respiratory System,Infection, Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Infection, Upper,Respiratory System Infection,Respiratory Tract Infection
D001982 Bronchial Diseases Diseases involving the BRONCHI. Bronchial Disease,Disease, Bronchial,Diseases, Bronchial
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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