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An Unusual Case of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent Patient [PDF]

Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2014
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a subacute or chronic necrotizing pneumonia caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia and rare in immune-competent patients.
Zehra Yaşar, Murat Acat, Hilal Onaran, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Neslihan Fener, Fahrettin Talay, Erdoğan Çetinkaya   +6 more
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Breakthrough Pulmonary Nocardiosis Due to <i>Nocardia cyriacigeorgica</i> in a Lung Transplant Recipient in Brazil: A Case Report Highlighting Management Without Susceptibility Testing. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis
Background Nocardia infection is an emerging concern in solid organ recipients due to prolonged immunosuppression. Case Presentation We report the case of a 45‐year‐old woman with a history of cystic fibrosis who underwent bilateral lung transplantation. Eight years posttransplant, she developed progressive respiratory symptoms.
Vinhaes CL, Gallegos MG, Deheinzelin JR, Leon P, Andrade BB, Campos SV.   +5 more
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The Findings of Pulmonary Nocardiosis on Chest High Resolution Computed Tomography: Single centre experience and review of literature. [PDF]

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J, 2022
Objectives: Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection that is often encountered in immunocompromised patients, in particular those with the HIV infection and in solid organ transplant recipients.
Al Umairi RS, Pandak N, Al Busaidi M.
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Unfolding of a Clinically Suspected Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia mimics pulmonary tuberculosis in many aspects. Here, we report a case of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis turning into pulmonary nocardiosis following microbiological evaluation. Sputum sample of the patient grew
SAVITHA THIROUVENGADAME, SWAPNA MUTHUSAMY, VIGNESH KANNA BALAJI, JOSHY MADUCOLIL EASOW   +3 more
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Pleuropulmonary nocardiosis, an unusual radiological presentation: Case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Nocardiosis is caused by strict aerobic filamentous bacteria of the genus Nocardia belonging to the order Actinomycetales with Actinomyces, Streptomyces and Mycobacterium. The radio-clinical presentation in the chest is often misleading. We report a case
Fatiha Bounoua, MD, Naima Daoudi, MD, Mohamed Aghrouch, MD, Asmae Lamrani Hanchi, MD, Nabila Soraa, MD, Hind Serhane, MD, Houda Moubachir, MD   +6 more
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Indian Journal of Continuing Nursing Education, 2022
Nocardiosis is a rare, Gram-positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes in the genus Nocardia. Nocardia species are not the part of normal human flora. Although the occurrence of Nocardiosis is predominant in immunosuppressed individuals, it has not failed to affect immunocompetent individuals.
Hilda Mercy Priyadarsini, null Thilagavathi, Mary Jancy Joy   +2 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis: A Single Center Study

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Objectives: Nocardiosis is a rare infection caused by Nocardia spp., a gram-positive bacteria non-commensal of the human flora. Nocardiosis usually presents with lung infection but may disseminate to other organs, most frequently the brain.
Bruno Miguel Oliveira Cabrita, Sílvia Correia, Sofia Jordão, R. Correia de Abreu, Valquíria Alves, Bárbara Seabra, Jorge Ferreira   +6 more
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Impact of immune status on the clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes and mortality of pulmonary nocardiosis: a retrospective analysis in a tertiary care hospital from a low to middle-income country

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2023
Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that primarily targets the immunosuppressed. We investigate the differences in demographics and characteristics between immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients with nocardiosis in a tertiary care hospital ...
Syed Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Mustansir Mehdi Khan, Yasmin Rahim, Hamza Ahmed Ibad, Muhammad Irfan   +4 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with pemphigus foliaceus: case report and literature review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Nocardiosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection seen in immunocompromised patients or those with a dysfunctional immune system. Nocardia asteroides infection in patients with Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) has never been reported.
Ning Luo, Shifan Tan, Xiaocai Li, Si Liu, Shivank Singh, Mafeng Chen, Weiye Yang, Yanhong He, Chunna Chen, Min Liang   +9 more
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Patient With COPD and Bronchiectasis. [PDF]

Open Respir Arch
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection, often misdiagnosed due to its subacute onset and non-specific clinical and radiological findings. We report an 82-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bilateral
Mira Palomino C, Babiano Nodal M, Raboso Moreno B.   +2 more
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