pulmonary nocardiosis

pulmonary nocardiosis
lung infection with a species of Nocardia; it ranges from subclinical to a type of pneumonia with necrosis, cavitation, and abscess formation; it is most common in debilitated or immunocompromised patients. See also Nocardia pneumonia.

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