PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 7 Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections
162 Nocardiosis
 | Figure 162-1 Nocardial pneumonia. A dense infiltrate with a possible cavity and several nodules are apparent in the right lung. |
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 | Figure 162-2 Nocardial pneumonia. A CT scan shows bilateral nodules, with cavitation in the nodule in the left lung. |
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 | Figure 162-3 Nocardial abscesses in the right occipital lobe. |
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 | Figure 162-4 Common features of nocardial actinomycetoma include swelling, multiple sinus tracts, and involvement of the foot. (Image provided by Amor Khachemoune and Ronald O. Perelman, New York University School of Medicine.) |
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 | Figure 162-5 Gram-stained sputum from a patient with nocardial pneumonia. (Image provided by Charles Cartwright and Susan Nelson, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.) |
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