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| 신이식환자에서 흉강 및 복강을 침범한 Nocardiosis 1예 (A Case of Empyema Thorax and Intraabdominal Abscess caused by Nocardiac Species) |
| 양철우(Chul Woo Yang),김용수(Yong Soo Kim),방병기(Byung Kee Bang),박주현(Joo Hyun Park),채은영(Eun Young Chae),김용균(Yong Kyun Kim),박은정(Eun Jung Park),박정희(Jung Hee Park) |
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Nocardiosis is a disease caused by the Nocardia species, a kind of aerobic Actinomycetes, gram positive organism that was acid fast when stained with the modified 7iehl-Neelsen method. And, this disease is an important opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed patients, SLE, Cushing's disease, Sarcoidosis, AIDS and organ transplantation patients. Most nocardial infection is acquired by inhalation of the organism and may develop a disseminated infection, especially, central nervous system infection, subcutaneous abscess. We experienced a case of Nocardiosis in renal transplant recipient invading pleural and aMominal cavity. So we report this case with the review of the relevant literatures. |
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