Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 57(1); 2004 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;57(1):61-65.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.57.1.61    Published online July 1, 2004.
A Case of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Patient with Cushing's Disease.
So Young Lee, Yeon Mok Oh, Chae Man Lim, Sang Do Lee, Youn Suck Koh, Woo Sung Kim, Dong Soon Kim, Won Dong Kim, Tae Sun Shim
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. shimts@amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
Even though nocardiosis is one of opportunistic infections, and can occur in Cushing's syndrome, it rarely occurs in patients with Cushing's disease. Herein, a case with Cushing's disease in whom nocardiosis had manifested as a pulmonary lesion, which after percutaneous needle aspiration, empyema and a breast abscess were also noted.
Key Words: Cushing's disease, Nocardia, Opportunistic infection, Percutaneous needle aspiration (PCNA)


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