A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain
Cavitary pneumonia in immunocompromised patients is a challenging entity. Establishing accurate diagnosis and starting effective antibiotics are essential steps towards improving outcome. A 58-year-old stem cell transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with necrotizing pneumonia caused by noc...
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| author | Sanket R. Thakore Faisal A. Khasawneh |
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| description | Cavitary pneumonia in immunocompromised patients is a challenging entity. Establishing accurate diagnosis and starting effective antibiotics are essential steps towards improving outcome. A 58-year-old stem cell transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with necrotizing pneumonia caused by nocardia. The disease progressed despite of aggrieve antimicrobial therapy. Nocardiosis continues to be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-feb7631dc4e6485a879500caa7e6716f2025-02-03T01:28:13ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95321918-14932016-01-01201610.1155/2016/30492983049298A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder PainSanket R. Thakore0Faisal A. Khasawneh1Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USASection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USACavitary pneumonia in immunocompromised patients is a challenging entity. Establishing accurate diagnosis and starting effective antibiotics are essential steps towards improving outcome. A 58-year-old stem cell transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with necrotizing pneumonia caused by nocardia. The disease progressed despite of aggrieve antimicrobial therapy. Nocardiosis continues to be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3049298 |
| spellingShingle | Sanket R. Thakore Faisal A. Khasawneh A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain |
| title_full | A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain |
| title_fullStr | A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain |
| title_short | A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain |
| title_sort | 58 year old female with progressive cough and right shoulder pain |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3049298 |
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