nocardiosis

nocardiosis
A generalized disease in humans and other animals caused by Nocardia asteroides, N. otitidiscaviarum, N. transvalensis, and N. brasiliensis and characterized by primary pulmonary lesions that may be subclinical or chronic with hematogenous spread, to deep viscera, including the central nervous system; most commonly occurs in immunosuppressed patients. SYN: nocardiasis.

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no·car·di·o·sis nō-.kärd-ē-'ō-səs n, pl -o·ses -.sēz actinomycosis caused by actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia and characterized by production of spreading granulomatous lesions compare MADUROMYCOSIS

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n.
a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Nocardia, primarily affecting the lungs, skin, and brain, resulting in the formation of abscesses. Treatment involves antibiotics and sulphonamides.

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no·car·di·o·sis (no-kahr″de-oґsis) infection with a species of Nocardia, usually N. asteroides, but occasionally N. brasiliensis, N. farcinica, or N. otitidiscaviarum. There is usually an acute or chronic suppurative lung infection (pulmonary n.) with abscesses, but there is a marked tendency to spread to other organs such as the brain, skin, or subcutaneous tissues, sometimes with a fatal outcome. Called also nocardiasis.

Nocardiosis. Multiple gadolinium-enhanced brain lesions (arrows) on MRI scan.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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