Miguel Noriega L, González P, Oddo D, Pérez J, Frenkel J, Hurtado F, Canales L, Canals C, Michaud P
Servicio de Medicina y Microbiología, Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Santiago de Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 1995 Oct;123(10):1263-9.
Nocardia asteroide infections, an aerobic actinomycete, have several forms and lungs, skin and brain are the organs most frequently involved. When the infection suspected, special staining methods must be ordered to identify the agent. We report three immunocompetent patients with disseminated nocardiosis, two presenting with nodular lesions of skin and lungs and one presenting with pulmonary involvement and brain abscesses. The importance of clinical suspicion and early diagnosis of nocardiosis is emphasized.
星形诺卡菌感染，一种需氧放线菌，有多种形式，肺部、皮肤和大脑是最常受累的器官。当怀疑有感染时，必须采用特殊染色方法来识别病原体。我们报告了3例免疫功能正常的播散性诺卡菌病患者，其中2例表现为皮肤和肺部结节性病变，1例表现为肺部受累及脑脓肿。强调了临床怀疑和早期诊断诺卡菌病的重要性。
