Pulmonary Nocardiosis Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hyunee YIM
1
;
Kwang Hwa PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Ajou University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nocardia;
Lung;
Fine needle aspiration cytology
- MeSH:
Actinomycetaceae;
Aged;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*;
Humans;
Lung;
Methenamine;
Nocardia;
Nocardia Infections*;
Sputum;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1995;6(2):169-173
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Nocardia, aerobic members of the order of Actinomycetaceae, produces infections in human lung. Nocardial infection is associated with underlying diseases of immuno-suppression or treatment with corticosteroid. It is difficult to detect Nocardia by sputum examination or histologic sections and it has rarely been diagnosed by fine needle aspiration of the lung. We describe a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a 72 year-old man. diagnosed by fine needle aspiration, which was confirmed by culture of aspirates. The aspirates showed neutrophil-predominant inflammatory cells with microoganisms demonstrated by Gomori methenamine silver and Gram stain. The organisms had characteristic long branching filamentous strucutres. The lesions on chest x-ray were in resolution with antimicrobial therapy.
