Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial Pneumonia
Nocardial infections in neonates are exceptionally rare, posing significant diagnostic challenges due to their atypical presentations and the rarity of such cases. This case report delves into a unique instance of nocardial pneumonia in a neonate, initially misdiagnosed due to its unconventional cli...
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| author | Chandramouli Goswami Anjan Kumar Dhua Sandeep Agarwala Devendra Kumar Yadav Aruna Nambirajan Devasenathipathy Kandasamy |
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| description | Nocardial infections in neonates are exceptionally rare, posing significant diagnostic challenges due to their atypical presentations and the rarity of such cases. This case report delves into a unique instance of nocardial pneumonia in a neonate, initially misdiagnosed due to its unconventional clinical presentation and the absence of traditional risk factors for opportunistic infections. The neonate exhibited worsening respiratory distress, misleadingly suggestive of more common neonatal conditions or congenital anomalies such as an infected congenital pulmonary airway malformation, as per radiological imaging and initial clinical assessments. The diagnosis of nocardial pneumonia was eventually established on histopathology, highlighting the critical need for heightened clinical suspicion and consideration of uncommon etiologies in neonatal respiratory distress beyond the conventional differential diagnoses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-55c3dd98a9bb4071b13c824abe5ef5e62025-08-20T02:09:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912025-03-0130222522810.4103/jiaps.jiaps_121_24Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial PneumoniaChandramouli GoswamiAnjan Kumar DhuaSandeep AgarwalaDevendra Kumar YadavAruna NambirajanDevasenathipathy KandasamyNocardial infections in neonates are exceptionally rare, posing significant diagnostic challenges due to their atypical presentations and the rarity of such cases. This case report delves into a unique instance of nocardial pneumonia in a neonate, initially misdiagnosed due to its unconventional clinical presentation and the absence of traditional risk factors for opportunistic infections. The neonate exhibited worsening respiratory distress, misleadingly suggestive of more common neonatal conditions or congenital anomalies such as an infected congenital pulmonary airway malformation, as per radiological imaging and initial clinical assessments. The diagnosis of nocardial pneumonia was eventually established on histopathology, highlighting the critical need for heightened clinical suspicion and consideration of uncommon etiologies in neonatal respiratory distress beyond the conventional differential diagnoses.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_121_24congenital pulmonary airway malformationimmunocompetentlobectomynocardial pneumonia |
| spellingShingle | Chandramouli Goswami Anjan Kumar Dhua Sandeep Agarwala Devendra Kumar Yadav Aruna Nambirajan Devasenathipathy Kandasamy Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial Pneumonia Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons congenital pulmonary airway malformation immunocompetent lobectomy nocardial pneumonia |
| title | Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial Pneumonia |
| title_full | Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial Pneumonia |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial Pneumonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial Pneumonia |
| title_short | Unveiling the Unexpected: An Intriguing Case of Neonatal Nocardial Pneumonia |
| title_sort | unveiling the unexpected an intriguing case of neonatal nocardial pneumonia |
| topic | congenital pulmonary airway malformation immunocompetent lobectomy nocardial pneumonia |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_121_24 |
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