[Pseudotumor form of pulmonary nocardia infection (Nocardia nova) in a renal transplant patient]

S Azouz; C Bousquet; H Vernhet; A Lesnik; J P Senac

[Pseudotumor form of pulmonary nocardia infection (Nocardia nova) in a renal transplant patient]

Rev Mal Respir. 1996 Oct;13(5):513-5.

[Article in French]

Authors

S Azouz¹, C Bousquet, H Vernhet, A Lesnik, J P Senac

Affiliation

¹ Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Arnaud-de-Villeneuve, CHU Montpellier.

PMID: 8999479

Abstract

The authors report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis due to Nocardia nova occurring in a smoker who had a renal transplant. A pseudo-tumour was found on a standard X-ray and computerised tomography did not suggest the diagnosis. Needle aspiration under computerised tomographic control enabled a diagnosis to be made.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Kidney Transplantation*
Lung Diseases / diagnosis
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases / microbiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Nocardia / isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
Nocardia Infections / diagnostic imaging
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
Smoking
Tomography, X-Ray Computed