A Case of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Patient with Cushing's Disease.

Author: So Young LEE ¹ ; Yeon Mok OH ; Chae Man LIM ; Sang Do LEE ; Youn Suck KOH ; Woo Sung KIM ; Dong Soon KIM ; Won Dong KIM ; Tae Sun SHIM
Author Information

1. Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. shimts@amc.seoul.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Cushing's disease; Nocardia; Opportunistic infection; Percutaneous needle aspiration (PCNA)
MeSH: Abscess; Breast; Cushing Syndrome; Empyema; Humans; Needles; Nocardia; Nocardia Infections*; Opportunistic Infections
From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;57(1):61-65
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
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.