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PubMed1975

The incidence and management of pulmonary mycosis in renal allograft patients.

A retrospective analysis of 193 renal transplant recipients yielded 15 patients who developed pulmonary mycosis posttransplantation and one case in which mycotic lung infection existed at the time of transplant surgery. Agent responsible for infection included Nocardia asteroides in 8 cases, Asperigillus flavus in 5 cases, Cryptococcus neoformans in 4 patients and Candida albicans in 2 cases. Two cases had mixed mycotic infections. Ten patients died, of which 7 had diagnosis established antemortem. Two cases had diagnosis established by thoracotomy and 1 case by transtracheal aspiration. Problems in establishing accurate diagnosis are discussed with emphasis placed on the need for more frequent use of transtracheal aspiration and thoracotomy for precise diagnosis.

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PubMed1989

Mycetoma of the hand.

Mycetoma or maduromycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous disease caused by a fungus infection. We report a rare case of mycetoma in the hand; to our knowledge this is the first report in the United States of mycetoma caused by Nocardia asteroides. The patient had had 2 years of chronic drainage and edema of the left hand after a penetrating injury sustained in the shipyards. After surgical debridement he was treated with co-triamazole, 1 tablet orally four times a day for 6 months. The chronic drainage has ceased but most of his wrist and hand joint movements are restricted.

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PubMed2000

Unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a result of a Nocardia farcinica laryngeal abscess.

Nocardia farcinica is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, accounting for 20% of Nocardia isolates in the USA and 13-44% of isolates in Europe. The case of a 72-year-old lymphoma patient with a laryngeal abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica is presented. The initial clinical manifestation was unilateral vocal cord paralysis, which improved following surgical drainage of the abscess and therapy with imipenem. The English-language literature on human Nocardia farcinica infection is reviewed.

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