Cited 1 times since 1994 (0 per year) source: EuropePMC The European respiratory journal, Volume 7, Issue 2, 1 1 1994, Pages 419-420 Haemoptysis and an abnormal X-ray after prolonged treatment in the ICU. van Kralingen KW, Hekker TA, Bril H, Strack van Schijndel RJ, Postmus PE
We describe a case of Nocardia bronchopneumonia occurring in a patient after 5 weeks of treatment in an ICU. The clinical features were haemoptysis and fever, and an aspecific coarse nodular pattern on the chest roentgenogram. The diagnosis was made, after death, by positive blood cultures for Nocardia asteroides and autopsy showing Nocardia bronchopneumonia.
