Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy

Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy

Nocardiosis is an uncommon gram-positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia. It can be localized or systemic and is regarded as an opportunistic infection that is commonly seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis caused by N...

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Main Authors: Rajalakshmi Arjun, Arjun Padmanabhan, Bhanu Prakash Reddy Attunuru, Prerna Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Disseminated
metastatic disease
Nocardia cyriacigeorgica
nocardiosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=4;spage=434;epage=438;aulast=Arjun

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