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MRI findings in patient with primary cutaneous nocardiosis: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Nocardia is a genus of gram-positive, filamentous, aerobic bacteria that belongs to the Actinomycetales order. With over 50 species, it is ubiquitous in dust, soil, decaying organic matter, and stagnant water.
Alfonso Reginelli, PhD, Anna Russo, MD, Maria Pignatiello, MD, Vittorio Patanè, MD, Fabio Laterza, MD, Riccardo Monti, MD, Fabrizio Urraro, MD, Valentina Caliendo, MD, Salvatore Cappabianca, PhD   +8 more
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Cotrimoxazole-induced SIADH — a unique challenge during treatment of pulmonary nocardiosis

, 2020
A 62 year old male non-smoker diagnosed with pulmonary nocardiosis was initiated on Cotrimoxazole therapy at a dose of 20 mg/kg per day in three divided doses. He developed hyponatremia (serum sodium 105 mEq/L) on day 3 of therapy.
S, Aneesa Shahul; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, India, Niwas, Ram; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, India, Chauhan, Nishant; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, India, Deokar, Kunal; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, India, Asfahan, Shahir; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, India   +4 more
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Case report: Nocardia gipuzkoensis infection in an immunocompetent patient diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing and whole genome sequencing

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
The infection of Nocardia gipuzkoensis is a relatively uncommon form of pulmonary nocardiosis seen in clinical patients. In general, nocardiosis tends to occur in patients with immune deficiency.
Chengxin Liu, Chengxin Liu, Juhua Yang, Huiting Huang, Shaofeng Zhan, Xintian Xia   +5 more
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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, Jaishvi Eapen, Sree Sarah Cherian   +2 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis: A clinical analysis of 59 cases

, 2014
BackgroundPulmonary nocardiosis is a rare but severe infection caused by Nocardia species. This study aimed at describing the clinical characteristics and prognosis of pulmonary nocardiosis.MethodsAn observational, retrospective study was undertaken of ...
Tsuyuguchi, Kazunari, Hayashi, Seiji, Suzuki, Katsuhiro, Akira, Masanori, Tachibana, Kazunobu, Kurahara, Yu   +5 more
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Clinical Features of Pulmonary Nocardiosis and Diagnostic Value of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]

Pathogens
Pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) is a rare, opportunistic, and potentially life-threatening infection, especially in disseminated cases. This retrospective study aimed to characterize the clinical features of PN and assess the diagnostic utility of metagenomic
Chen Y, Fu H, Zhu Q, Ren Y, Liu J, Wu Y, Xu J.   +6 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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Disseminated Cerebral and Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2015
Disseminated nocardiosis of the central nervous system (CNS) has been rarely reported, especially in the immunocompetent patient. We report a case of cerebral and cervical intradural extramedullary nocardiosis likely to have been the result of ...
Meenal Sharma, Chris Anthony, Charlie Chia-Tsong Hsu, Catriona Maclean, Niki Martens   +4 more
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A Case of Disseminated Nocardiosis due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum With Pulmonary Infection and a Thyroid Abscess

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Nocardia otitidiscaviarum is a rare pathogen worldwide compared with other Nocardia species. Although Nocardia infections occur mainly in immunocompromised individuals and typically involve lungs and skin, cases in immunocompetent hosts have also been reported in recent years.
Seigo Miyoshi, Miyuki Tanabe, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Mayuko Semba, Chika Sato, Akira Watanabe, Sohei Kitazawa, Ryoji Ito   +7 more
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ERDHEIM‐Chester Disease: Two Fatal Cases With Unusual Presentations

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography‐computed tomography (FDG PET‐CT) demonstrated markedly increased metabolic activity in serosal surfaces including pericardium, pleura, and renal fascia, as well as diffuse uptake along vascular walls, particularly the entire aorta.
Ribero‐Vargas Daniel Andres, C. Álvarez Payares José, Murillo‐Pérez Juliana   +2 more
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