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Nocardiosis

Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to infection by a bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Nocardia infection
OrphaNet reference
Nocardiosis 
May Cause
Arteritis
Axillary mass
Chest wall lesion
Chronic pulmonary lobar consolidation
Extensive pulmonary opacity with cavitation
Infectious lung disease
Lung abscess
Massive pleural effusion
Miliary lung opacities
Peripheral lung lesion
Pleural effusion with disease in thorax
Pleural thickening
Shaggy lung nodule
Sinus disease with bone destruction
Solitary pulmonary mass
Widespread areas of bone destruction
Synonyms
Nocardia infection
OrphaNet reference
Nocardiosis 
May Cause
Arteritis
Axillary mass
Chest wall lesion
Chronic pulmonary lobar consolidation
Extensive pulmonary opacity with cavitation
Infectious lung disease
Lung abscess
Massive pleural effusion
Miliary lung opacities
Peripheral lung lesion
Pleural effusion with disease in thorax
Pleural thickening
Shaggy lung nodule
Sinus disease with bone destruction
Solitary pulmonary mass
Widespread areas of bone destruction


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