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Sistemik Lupus Eritematozuslu Bir Hastada Multipl Kaviter Nodüllerin Eşlik Ettiği Pulmoner Nokardiyoz Olgusu

Multiple Cavitary Nodules Accompanied by Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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In this article, we report a rare case of pulmonary nocardiosis with multiple cavitary lesions and acute respiratory failure in a HIV-negative patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who was receiving corticosteroid treatment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Pulmonary nocardiosis is a chronic suppurative infection that may occur in immunosuppressed patients.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, we report a rare case of pulmonary nocardiosis with multiple cavitary lesions and acute respiratory failure in a HIV-negative patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who was receiving corticosteroid treatment.
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Pulmonary nocardiosis is a chronic suppurative infection that may occur in immunosuppressed patients. It can be self-limited, or it can have an acute, subacute, or chronic course. Radiological diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis is difficult because of the very low prevalence of the disease even in immunocompromised patients and is also problematic because the radiographic findings are diverse with no characteristic findings. Multiple nodules and cavitations are more commonly described in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients but are uncommon in non-AIDS patients. Also, the association of nocardia infection with systemic lupus erythematosus has been described occasionally. In this article, we report a rare case of pulmonary nocardiosis with multiple cavitary lesions and acute respiratory failure in a HIV-negative patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who was receiving corticosteroid treatment.

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Pulmoner nokardiyoz, immünosüpresyonlu hastalarda gelişebilen kronik süpüratif bir infeksiyondur. Hastalık kendini sınrlayabilir veya akut, subakut, kronik formda seyredebilir. Pulmoner nokardiyozun radyolojik tanısı, prevelansının immünosüpresif hastalarda bile düşük olması ve ayrıca radyolojik bulguların çok çeşitli olup hastalığa özgü bulgular içermemesi nedeniyle zordur. Birden fazla nodül ve kavitasyon varlığı edinilmiş bağışıklık eksikliği sendromlu (AİDS) hastalarda daha sık olarak tanımlanmakla birlikte AİDS'li olmayan hastalarda nadirdir. Ayrıca eşzamanlı nokardiya infeksiyonu ve sistemik lupus eritematozus varlığı nadiren tarif edilmiştir. Bu yazıda, HIV-negatif olan ve kortikosteroid tedavisi alan sistemik lupus eritematozuslu bir hastada multipl kaviter lezyonlarla ve akut solunum yetmezliğiyle seyreden nadir bir pulmoner nokardiyoz olgusu sunuldu.

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KARAKOÇ, Z. Ç., NAMLI, Ş., ECDER, S. T., TEKİN, R. (2011). Sistemik Lupus Eritematozuslu Bir Hastada Multipl Kaviter Nodüllerin Eşlik Ettiği Pulmoner Nokardiyoz Olgusu. Turkish Journal of Rheumatology(.)Archives of Rheumatology, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 4, 324–327. https://ajindex.com/articles/376005

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