Opportunistic lung infection caused by Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1986. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Opportunistic lung infection caused by Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi.

Radiology. 1986 Jul;160(1):83-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/86234171
MacGregor JH; Samuelson WM; Sane DC; Godwin JD

Abstract: Rhodococcus (formerly Corynebacterium) equi, a common animal pathogen, can cause a slowly evolving pneumonia in humans, particularly immunocompromised people. The authors describe two patients; one with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. On chest radiographs, R. equi produces chronic, localized pulmonary opacities that can cavitate. The main differential diagnoses are tuberculosis and fungal infection.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS Adult Aged Case Report Corynebacterium Infections/ETIOLOGY/*RADIOGRAPHY Human Male Pneumonia/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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