Nocardia in an Immunocompetent Patient Simulating Pulmonary Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
| Autor: | Garcia Rueda JE; Internal Medicine, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, COL., García Rueda KY; College of Medicine, Corporacion Universitaria Remington, Medellin, COL., Bermúdez Flórez AM; Medical Physics, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, COL., Peña Mejía LA; Pathology, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, COL., Cardona Palacio A; Pathology, Universidad Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia, Medellín, COL., Castaño Ruiz W; Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellin, COL. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Jul 13; Vol. 16 (7), pp. e64491. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 13 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.64491 |
| Abstrakt: | Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infectious pathology of low incidence that usually affects the lungs, skin, and brain. It has been implicated in causing serious and potentially fatal infections without treatment. It affects immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. In immunocompetent patients, it is presented with local conditions, and in immunocompromised patients, it is seen in disseminated forms. We present the case of a 61-year-old male immunocompetent patient with a high suspicion of pulmonary carcinoma, in whom pathology showed infection by Nocardia spp. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe issued approval . Approval by Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe ethics committee. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, Garcia Rueda et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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