Nocardia nova causing empyema necessitatis afterlung re-transplantation: a case report

Nocardia nova causing empyema necessitatis afterlung re-transplantation: a case report

Abstract: We report herein a case of thoracic infection due to Nocardia nova following lung re-transplantation performed for emphysema related to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. The infection extended from the lung into the pleural space, thoracic wall, and mediastinum, presenting as pericarditis an...

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Main Authors: Cecília Bittencourt Severo, Letícia Beatriz Matter, Flávio de Mattos Oliveira, Agueda Palmira Castagna Vargas, Sadi Marcelo Schio, José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo, Bruno Hochhegger, Luiz Carlos Severo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Nocardia nova
Pericarditis
Empyema necessitatis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000400523&lng=en&tlng=en

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