
ResumenLa coinfección entre Mycobacterium tuberculosis y Nocardia es poco frecuente, con una prevalencia entre el 1 y el 6%; es más frecuente en los pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana. Las manifestaciones clínicas y radiológicas de la nocardiosis y la tuberculosis pulmonar suelen ser muy similares, lo cual dificulta el diagnóstico y puede retrasar el tratamiento específico. Existen pocos casos reportados en la literatura. Se reportan 3 casos de pacientes que presentaron datos compatibles con tuberculosis pulmonar, por lo que se realizó tinción de Ziehl-Neelsen en esputo, y se reportan bacilos ácido-alcohol resistentes compatibles con Mycobacterium tuberculosis y Nocardia, iniciándose tratamiento específico, con el cual presentaron mejoría clínica.AbstractCoinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nocardia is rare, with a prevalence between 1-6%, and is more frequent in patients infected with HIV. Clinical and radiological manifestations of nocardiosis and pulmonary tuberculosis are very similar, making difficult the diagnosis and delaying the specific treatment. There are few cases reported in the literature. We report 3 cases of patients who presented with pulmonary tuberculosis-compatible data, whose sputum Ziehl-Neelsen staining test revealed acid-fast bacilli compatible with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nocardia. Specific treatment resulted in clinical improvement.
Pulmonary nocardiosis, Coinfection, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Coinfección, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Tuberculosis pulmonar, Nocardiosis pulmonar
Pulmonary nocardiosis, Coinfection, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Coinfección, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Tuberculosis pulmonar, Nocardiosis pulmonar
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