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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spelling	doaj-f4bf8481e6384b909be19cdeb77d26892020-11-24T20:46:14ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2016-01-0133443443810.4103/0970-2113.184920Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancyRajalakshmi ArjunArjun PadmanabhanBhanu Prakash Reddy AttunuruPrerna GuptaNocardiosis 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 Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with underlying malignancy in whom the clinical presentation was highly suggestive of a metastatic disease.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=4;spage=434;epage=438;aulast=ArjunDisseminatedmetastatic diseaseNocardia cyriacigeorgicanocardiosis
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author	Rajalakshmi Arjun Arjun Padmanabhan Bhanu Prakash Reddy Attunuru Prerna Gupta
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author_facet	Rajalakshmi Arjun Arjun Padmanabhan Bhanu Prakash Reddy Attunuru Prerna Gupta
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title	Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy
title_short	Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy
title_full	Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy
title_fullStr	Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy
title_full_unstemmed	Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy
title_sort	disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Lung India
issn	0970-2113 0974-598X
publishDate	2016-01-01
description	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 Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with underlying malignancy in whom the clinical presentation was highly suggestive of a metastatic disease.
topic	Disseminated metastatic disease Nocardia cyriacigeorgica nocardiosis
url	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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Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy

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