A Case of Asymptomatic Pulmonary Nocardia cyriacigeorgica Infection With Mild Diabetes Mellitus.
abnormal chest shadows
bronchiectasis
diabetes mellitus
nocardia cyriacigeorgica
pulmonary nocardiosis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
Historique:
accepted:
11
04
2022
entrez:
13
5
2022
pubmed:
14
5
2022
medline:
14
5
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Nocardiosis is a relatively rare opportunistic infection, ranging from localized to systemic diseases, commonly occurring in immunocompromised patients with high mortality rates. We present a case of a 61-year-old man who received medical treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus and underwent a physical examination that showed abnormal chest shadows on radiography. Chest computed tomography revealed bronchiectasis and infiltration in the left lower lobe.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35547411
doi: 10.7759/cureus.24023
pmc: PMC9090208
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e24023Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Tsuchiya et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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