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Nocardiosis

传染科

Common symptoms

寒战、肺部感染、脑脓肿、纳差

The pathology of disease

Nocardiosis is infection by aerobic actinomycetes (Nocardia); pulmonary infection in immunocompromised; brain abscess; TMP-SMX; prolonged course.

Symptoms

Pulmonary nodules/abscess; brain abscess; immunocompromised (transplant/steroids); fever; weight loss; chronic; filamentous beaded bacteria

Causes

Nocardia asteroides complex; soil; inhalation; opportunistic; immunocompromised.

Treatment

TMP-SMX prolonged; amikacin/imipenem for severe; surgical drainage; screen for brain abscess; immunosuppression

Dept

Infectious disease / pulmonology / neurology.

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