The Rare Imitator : Pulmonary Nocardiosis Mimics Tuberculosis Reactivation

Pulmonary Nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection of lungs, caused by a filamentous bacterium. Immunocompromised people are known to be at danger, but there are other new emerging risk factors to consider. The presentation and clinical course in such patients differ from the previous. Here the present case is aimed to underline the presentation and diagnosis in non-risk individual.

Keywords

Nocardiosis, Filamentous Fungus, Immunocompromised, TMP-SMX

Citation

Sachdeva Ruchi Arora, Taneja Juhi, Verma Litika, Sen Manas Kamal, Chaudhary Kamran, Swati Amrita, Kumar Avinash. The Rare Imitator : Pulmonary Nocardiosis Mimics Tuberculosis Reactivation. Journal of The Indian Medical Association. 2022 Dec; 120(12): 70-73

URI

https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/216651

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Journal of the Indian Medical Association

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