A Case of Empyema Thorax and Intraabdominal Abscess caused by Nocardiac Species / 대한신장학회잡지

ABSTRACT

Nocardiosis is a disease caused by the Nocardia species, a kind of aerobic Actinomycetes, gram positive organism that was acid fast when stained with the modified 7iehl-Neelsen method. And, this disease is an important opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed patients, SLE, Cushing's disease, Sarcoidosis, AIDS and organ transplantation patients. Most nocardial infection is acquired by inhalation of the organism and may develop a disseminated infection, especially, central nervous system infection, subcutaneous abscess. We experienced a case of Nocardiosis in renal transplant recipient invading pleural and aMominal cavity. So we report this case with the review of the relevant literatures.