Pulmão dos criadores de aves complicado por nocardiose pulmonar

Abstract

We report the case of an 84-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital with persistent cough and dyspnea. An initial chest X-ray revealed pulmonary infiltrates. Nocardia asteroides was detected in sputum, and the patient was treated with antibiotics. However, his symptoms did not completely resolve. He was admitted multiple times, and his symptoms relapsed after every discharge. He was finally suspected of having hypersensitivity pneumonitis and was diagnosed with bird fancier's lung. Pulmonary nocardiosis is likely to develop in patients with chronic pulmonary disorders, such as COPD, as well as in immunosuppressed hosts. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of bird fancier's lung complicated by pulmonary nocardiosis.

Plasmodium falciparum malaria: another infection of interest to pulmonologists

“…Studies on parainfluenza virus 3 pneumonia,( 5 ) pulmonary cryptosporidiosis,( 6 ) histoplasmosis,( 7 ) and bird fancier's lung( 8 ) have been recently published. We would like to highlight another infection that can cause diffuse lung disease and is common in extensive tropical and subtropical regions: malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium sp.…”

“…Even though tuberculosis is the major theme on most of the recent articles concerning pulmonary infections published in the Brazilian literature,( 1 - 4 ) less common infectious diseases have been described and deserve attention. Studies on parainfluenza virus 3 pneumonia,( 5 ) pulmonary cryptosporidiosis,( 6 ) histoplasmosis,( 7 ) and bird fancier's lung( 8 ) have been recently published. We would like to highlight another infection that can cause diffuse lung disease and is common in extensive tropical and subtropical regions: malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium sp.…”

“…Foram recentemente publicados estudos sobre pneumonia por vírus parainfluenza 3,( 5 ) criptosporidiose pulmonar,( 6 ) histoplasmose( 7 ) e pulmão dos criadores de aves. ( 8 ) Gostaríamos de ressaltar outra infecção que pode causar doença pulmonar difusa e que é comum em regiões tropicais e subtropicais extensas: a malária, causada pelo protozoário Plasmodium sp.…”