Pleural Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient:
A Case Report
Published: January 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7144
Smitha Bagali, Prakash Mantur
1. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, BLDEU’s Shri. B. M. Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, BLDEU’s Shri. B. M. Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr Smitha Bagali,
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, BLDEU’s Shri. B. M. Patil Medical College,
Bijapur-586103, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: drsmithabagali@gmail.com
Nocardiosis is a rare infection that has attracted attention with its increased rate of occurrence in the recent years. In India there is a rare documentation of the pleural involvement in nocardiosis. We report here a case of pleural nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis in an immunocompetent patient. This case highlights the importance of considering nocardiosis as a differential diagnosis in patients with pleural lesions.
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