Tuberc Respir Dis.  2004 Jul;57(1):61-65.

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

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  • 1Division 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.

Keyword

Cushing's disease; Nocardia; Opportunistic infection; Percutaneous needle aspiration (PCNA)

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Breast
Cushing Syndrome
Empyema
Humans
Needles
Nocardia
Nocardia Infections*
Opportunistic Infections
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