pulmonary nocardiosis…

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respiratory system, nocardiosis, pulmonary, pulmonary nocardiosis, infection, the lung that, fungus-like bacterium nocardia asteroides, nocardia infection develops, inhale the bacteria, infection causes, pneumonia-like symptoms but, not limited, lungs, infection, spread to any part, brain, skin infections, the most common complications, 500-1, 000 new cases of nocardia infection diagnosed each year, people at highest risk, nocardia infection, impaired immune systems, people, hiv, people receiving chronic therapy, steroid medication, received organ transplants, people suffering chronic lung problems related to smoking, emphysema, infections tuberculosis, at increased risk, pulmonary, lung, manifestations of nocardiosis, more common in children than adults, cough, sputum production, progressive difficulty breathing, pulmonary insufficiency, general discomfort, uneasiness, ill feeling, malaise, unintentional weight loss, fever, intermittent, night sweats, excessive sweating at night, chest pain, joint pain, liver, spleen enlargement, hepatosplenomegaly, headache, change in mental state, occurs, brain lesions, skin rashes, lumps, decreased breath sounds, in the lung, crackles, rales, infected lung detected by stethoscope, chest x-ray, ct scan, sputum stain, culture, bronchial alveolar lavage, fluid is sent, stain, culture, pleural fluid culture, stain, bronchoscopy, objective of treatment, control the infection, antibiotics, the response to treatment slow, medications must be continued, at least 6 months, patients, medication allergies, take alternative antibiotics, surgery needed to remove, drain infected areas, probable outcome, diagnosis, outcome is poor, the infection is widespread, treatment has been delayed, invasion by lesions, ribs, brain abscesses, infections, the skin, symptoms of this disorder develop, early diagnosis, possibly improve the chance of a good outcome, caution, using corticosteroids helpful, drugs, used sparingly, lowest effective doses, the shortest periods of time possible, patients, impaired immune systems, take antibiotics, long periods of time, prevent the infection from recurring.