Lung abscess caused by Rhodococcus equi in a patient with advanced retroviral disease

Abstract

Abstract Rhodococcus equi is a Gram‐positive coccobacillus bacterium commonly found on dry surface soil of farming and livestock properties. This organism is a rare cause of subacute, necrotizing infection, and mostly causes cavitary pneumonia and lung abscess, especially in immunocompromised hosts with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

Keywords

• cavitary pneumonia
• lung abscess
• retroviral disease
• Rhodococcus equi