Open AccessDisseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy
Author(s) -
Rajalakshmi Arjun,
Arjun Padmanabhan,
Bhanu Prakash Reddy Attunuru,
Prerna Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.184920
Subject(s) - nocardiosis , medicine , malignancy , nocardia , opportunistic infection , pathology , immunology , bacteria , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , genetics , viral disease
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.