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Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure Secondary to Pulmonary Nocardiosis: An Unusual Presentation in the Emergency Department

National Journal of Medical Research
Background: Nocardiosis, a rare but serious infection caused by Gram-positive, aerobic actinomycetes, primarily affects immunocompromised individuals. This report highlights an uncommon case of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunocompetent patient leading
Mayank Prakash Chakravarty, AK Singh, Shikha Sachan, Husamuddin Umar   +3 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia exalbida mimicking lung cancer

Respirology Case Reports, 2019
Nocardiosis is an uncommon infection caused by Nocardia species, but it can often occur in immunocompromised patients. As computed tomography (CT) findings of pulmonary nocardiosis, consolidation, masses, and nodules are often found, but lymph node ...
Chika Miyaoka, Keitaro Nakamoto, Tatsuya Shirai, Maki Miyamoto, Yuka Sasaki, Ken Ohta   +5 more
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Case Report

, 2020
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection that may lead to severe disease in immunodeficient patients and usually not so common in immunocompetent patients. The report is about a 57-year-old male with Norcardiosis.
YASH RANA, SAKET KUMAR, KUSUM V SHAH, ARTI D SHAH   +3 more
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Disseminated nocardiosis due to unusual species: Two case reports

, 2006
Pulmonary nocardiosis is the major clinical manifestation of human nocardiosis and disseminated infection can be seen in immunocompromised patients. N. asteroides is the predominant pathogen associated with disseminated diseases.
Laurent, Frédéric, Couble, Andrée, Boiron, P, Yildiz, O., Aygen, B, Doganay, M., Sumerkan, B, Couble, A, Koc, K, Boiron, Patrick, Yildiz, ORHAN, Koc, Kemal, SARI, İSMAİL, Sumerkan, B., Laurent, F, Sari, I, Koc, K., Aygen, Bilgehan, Aygen, B., Sumerkan, Bulent, DOĞANAY, MEHMET, ALP MEŞE, EMİNE, Alp, E, Sari, I., Alp, E., Doganay, M   +25 more
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Weathering the storm: diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening disseminated Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Nocardiosis demonstrates a temporal categorization that includes acute, subacute, and chronic stages alongside distinct typical localizations such as pulmonary, cutaneous, and disseminated forms.
Li-Yan Zhang, Li-Yan Zhang, Liang Wang, Liang Wang, Zeeshan Umar, Yuan-Hong Huang, Bing Gu   +6 more
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Disseminated Nocardiosis: an unexpected diagnosis

, 2020
Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by the bacteria Nocardia spp. It may present as a localized cutaneous infection or as an invasive infection (pulmonary, central nervous system or disseminated).
Zão, Inês, Torres Ramalho, Paulo
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Primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis with pulmonary dissemination in an immunosuppressed patient

, 2017
International audienceWe present a remarkable case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis with pulmonary dissemination due to Nocardia takedensis in a 76-year-old man suffering from marginal zone lymphoma and hypogammaglobulinaemia.
Serratrice, Jacques, Pauline Belenotti, Michel Drancourt, Belenotti, Pauline, Drancourt, Michel, Benzaquen, Michael, Lebowitz, Dan, Jacques Serratrice, Dan Lebowitz, Michael Benzaquen   +9 more
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Cytological diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunocompromised patient

, 2008
We report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunosuppressed patient having vasculitis who presented with fever, cough and chest pain. A suspicion of nocardiosis was made on auramine O staining of material procured by CT guided fine needle aspiration
Mahajan, R, Kumar, R, Chhina, DK, Kaushal, V, Kaur, H   +4 more
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[Pulmonary nocardiosis--statistical analysis in Japan].

Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1987
KANEKO, Tamotsu, MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi, IKEDA, Hirotada, ITO, Akira, OKUBO, Takao   +4 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in non transplant patient: report of 3 cases and review of the literature

, 2013
Nocardiosis is an uncommon bacterial infection, usually seen in immuno-compromised patients. Lungs are the most frequently involved site. Organ transplantation and treatment with immunosuppressive drugs are the main risk factors.
Dumoulin, Philippe, Brancaleone, Pierre, Kidd, Francois, van Marcke de Lummen, Cédric, Descamps, Olivier   +4 more
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