Nocardia pneumonia in immunocompetent host: An uncommon mimic of common disease

Nocardia pneumonia is rare in immunocompetent hosts. Here, we present a case of a woman who presented to us with a chronic cough, fever, and weight loss of 2 months duration. Chest X-ray showed nonhomogenous opacity. CT thorax showed a mass-like lesion in the right upper lobe. A bronchoscopy was don...

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Main Author: Shobitha Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jacp.jacp_51_24
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