Case Report: Nocardia Pneumonitis and the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

This report describes the progression of an acute regional Nocardia pneumonitis to diffuse pulmonary parenchymal disease in a previously healthy man. The pathophysiologic manifestations of disease evolved from that of a severe bacterial pneumonia to the adult respiratory distress syndrome. This prog...

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Published in:The American journal of the medical sciences 1987-05, Vol.293 (5), p.315-319
Main Authors: Schulman, Larry L., Enson, Yale
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ARDS
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system
Biological and medical sciences
Human bacterial diseases
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Nocardia Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Failure
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Summary:This report describes the progression of an acute regional Nocardia pneumonitis to diffuse pulmonary parenchymal disease in a previously healthy man. The pathophysiologic manifestations of disease evolved from that of a severe bacterial pneumonia to the adult respiratory distress syndrome. This progression may be representative of pyogenic bacterial pneumonias, which are associated with the syndrome even when the infections are adequately treated.
ISSN:0002-9629
1538-2990
DOI:10.1097/00000441-198705000-00006