Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Case Report
Published: December 1, 2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2020/47660.14389
Kusum V Shah, Saket Kumar, Yash Rana, Arti D Shah
1. Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Smt. S.B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be University), Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
2. Third Year Postgraduate Resident, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Smt. S.B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be University), Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Smt. S.B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be University), Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
4. Professor and Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Smt. S.B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be University), Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Correspondence
Saket Kumar,
Room No. 82, Gargi Hostel, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
E-mail: saket1503@gmail.com
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection that may lead to severe disease in immunodeficient patients and usually not so common in immunocompetent patients. The report is about a 57-year-old male with Norcardiosis. His sputum and Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL) were negative for acid-fast bacilli. Nocardia species was isolated in BAL culture. He was started on Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole and Clarithromycin, which was later continued for six months.
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