Nocardiosis results from infection with bacteria of genus Nocardia, which are saprophytic aerobic actinomycetes that commonly reside in soil relatively and inactive on standard biochemical tests. Pulmonary systemic nocardiosis is common adult males, almost all being sporadic, tuberculosis endemic regions usually seen individuals deficient cell mediated immunity. It may present as pneumonia, emp...

BackgroundNocardiosis is a rare infection that often difficult to treat and may be life-threatening. There no consensus on its management.ObjectivesOur aim was provide the current evidence for diagnosis management of individuals with nocardiosis, propose approach this uncommon infection.SourcesWe systematically searched medical literature nocardiosis studies published between 2010 2020 describi...

Rapidly progressing necrotic ulcerations and sinuses in specific cutaneous Hodgkin's disease Sir, A 25-year-old gentleman presented with a progressively enlarging swelling over the right side of the neck for seven months. He also had a large fungating ulcer over the right supraclavicular region with extensive edema of the chest wall and right upper limb for three months. He complained of high s...

We report the case of a subcutaneous abscess due to Nocardia spp. mimicking a spontaneous hematoma or an aneurysm of the temporal artery branch, in a giant cell arteritis patient treated with methylprednisolone and azathioprine. Ultrasonography, incision and drainage with cultures helped in the diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of considering rare pathogens in immunosuppressed pati...

In recent past, many infectious diseases of diverse etiologies have emerged, which resulted into significant morbidity and mortality in humans as well as in a variety of animals. Among these diseases, nocardiosis is one, which is reported from developing and developed nations; and can occur, in sporadic and epidemic form. Nocardiosis is an emerging actinomycetic saprozoonosis of public health, ...

Pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) is an infrequent and severe infection due to Nocardia spp. It is more common in immunosuppressed individual. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features, evolution and prognosis of PN in immuno-competent hosts. The study group comprised 4 consecutive immuno-competent patients with pulmonary nocardiosis acquired in a community setting, diagnosed and fol...

Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that usually arises in immunodepressed patients. Cases in immunocompetent patients are uncommon. We report a 53-year-old woman diagnosed as having Nocardia sp. endocarditis in a native mitral valve, which required valve replacement.

The principal findings of a study for further evaluating paraffin baiting as a routine laboratory diagnostic procedure in the isolation of Nocardia asteroides, the etiological agent of nocardiosis, are reported.