Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Opportunistic lung infection caused by Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi.

1986; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 160; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1148/radiology.160.1.3715049

1527-1315

John MacGregor, Wayne M. Samuelson, David C. Sane, J. David Godwin,

Diverticular Disease and Complications

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.