Affiliation:
1. Department of Respiratory Medicine Barwon Health Geelong Victoria Australia
2. Department of Infectious Diseases Barwon Health Geelong Victoria Australia
Abstract
Key messagePersistent productive cough despite appropriate treatment warrants consideration of flexible bronchoscopy to obtain bronchial specimens for culture. Endobronchial examination of airways may reveal signs of infection in the form of purulent secretions, sputum plugs or in this case, an unexpected finding of a calcified broncholithiasis secondary to Nocardia infection.
Subject
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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