Pulmonary nocardiosis in a geriatric patient

Abstract

Nocardiosis is a rare infectious disease, particularly immunocompromised patients. Diseases caused by the genus Nocardia occur both in animals and in humans.

This genus contains more than 80 species, of which 33 cause human infections.

Keywords

• nocardiosis
• Nocardia veterana
• pneumonia at imunocompromised