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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsClinical Analysis of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Tertiary HospitalYoshihiro Kobashi, Makoto Kittaka, Ryo Shirai et al.This study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of pulmonary nocardiosis in our tertiary hospital. The subjects consisted of five cases with pulmonary nocardiosis who received a definite diagnosis in our hospital from January 2006 to December 2016. The five patients with pulmonary nocardiosis included four females and one male with a mean age of 65.6 years old. All patients … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 5 Apr 2018 · 8,246 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsFatal Pulmonary Hemorrhage Through Fiberoptic Broncoscopy in a Well Controlled Diabetic Female With MucormycosisP. Di Carlo, D. Cabibi, A. Mazzola et al.A rare case of invasive pulmonary mucormycosis complicated by fatal massive haemoptysis through bronchoscopy in a patient with a well controlled diabetes is reported. Histological features of infection are reported and the characteristic aspects of the staining are discussed. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed bilateral obstruction of the segmental bronchi and fatal massive bleeding occurring because of biopsy sampling. Caution is warranted … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 7,184 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractClinical Analysis of Pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii DiseaseYoshihiro Kobashi, Masaaki Abe, Daisuke Yoshioka et al.To investigate the clinical aspects of pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii (M. kansasii) disease. In 25 patients who satisfied the diagnostic criteria of the American Thoracic Society, we retrospectively evaluated the background, diagnostic methods, laboratory findings, radiological findings, treatment and prognosis. The median age was 61 years old (20 males, 5 females). Nine patients (36%) had no underlying diseases. The definite diagnosis … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 21 Jan 2020 · 7,111 accessesView PDF Cite