Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Beyond Immunodeficiency
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2024-06
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Abstract
Pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) is a rare disease caused by nocardia species. Earlier, commonly considered as an opportunistic infection, various case reports and case series of the disease have been reported in immunocompetent patients also, particularly among those with chronic lung diseases. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly found in association with PN. This disease has non-specific signs/ symptoms and difficult bacteriological culture, making it difficult to diagnose and sometimes misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. We report a case of PNs in a 60-year-old female with COPD. Since the patient was never on systemic or inhaled steroid therapy and has no comorbidities causing immunosuppression, it supports that, COPD could represent an independent risk factor for PN.
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Case report, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Immunocompetent, Pulmonary nocardiosis
Citation
Verma Abhishek, Kumar Naresh, Aggarwal Sunita . Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Beyond Immunodeficiency . The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences. 2024 Jun; 66(2): 60-63