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Isolated renal nocardiosis in a patient with AIDS: Unusual presentation
Indian Journal of Urology, 2009 Disseminated or systemic infection with nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that is seen in immunocompromised individuals and can involve any organ.
K Pai, L Rao
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Septic arthritis by Nocardia farcinica: Case report and literature review
IDCases, 2023 Nocardiosis is a bacterial infection caused by organisms of the Nocardia genus. The disease typically involves the skin, central nervous system or pulmonary system.
Abhishek Thakur +2 more
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Cerebral nocardiosis: case report and literature review
Neurologijos seminarai, 2018 Background. Cerebral nocardiosis is a very rare opportunistic infection of the brain, accounting for only up to 2% of all cerebral abscesses. Nocardial infections are most common among immunocompromised patients, although there are reports of ...
L. Šalaševičius , R. Kvaščevičius
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2015 Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare.
Inderjit Singh +4 more
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BMC Neurology, 2019 Background Nocardiosis is a rare and life-threatening opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Myasthenia gravis (MG) patients are potentially at risk of nocardia infection because of the use of immunosuppressive agents.
Shuhui Wang +5 more
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Nocardiosis and elevated beta-d-glucan in solid organ transplant recipients
IDCases, 2021 Beta-D-glucan (BDG) testing can expedite the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts. Elevated BDG levels have been reported in both in-vitro studies assessing cross-reactivity with Nocardia spp. and published cases of patients
Matthew Ringer +4 more
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Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014 Cerebral Nocardiosis is a rare, challenging, opportunistic infectious disease of the central nervous system occurring in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. It often results in intraparenchymal abscess formation, which represents only 2% of all cerebral abscesses.
Baldawa, Sachin +5 more
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Endobronchial Nocardiosis associated with Broncholithiasis
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare respiratory infection which commonly affects immunocompromised patients but also in immunocompetent hosts. The clinical manifestation is variable and endobronchial nocardiosis is a very rare condition.
W.O. Tam, C.F. Wong, P.C. Wong
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Cerebral nocardiosis in a patient treated with pembrolizumab: a first case report
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Checkpoints inhibitors (CPIs) are increasingly used for the treatment of several malignancies. The most common side effects are Immune Related Adverse Events, while infectious complications are rare, especially cerebral nocardiosis.
Petitgas Paul +5 more
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Endobronchial nocardiosis [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 1994 The presentation of a Nocardia infection is quite variable. We report a case of nocardiosis presenting as endobronchial obstruction with postobstructive pneumonia and atelectasis, in a patient with a low index of suspicion for bronchogenic carcinoma.
F E, Casty, M, Wencel
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