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- Title
Weathering the storm: diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening disseminated Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection.
- Authors
Li-Yan Zhang; Liang Wang; Umar, Zeeshan; Yuan-Hong Huang; Bing Gu
- Abstract
Nocardiosis demonstrates a temporal categorization that includes acute, subacute, and chronic stages alongside distinct typical localizations such as pulmonary, cutaneous, and disseminated forms. Disseminated nocardiosis, commonly caused by Nocardia asteroides, N. brasiliensis, and N. farcinica, continues to result in substantial morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report a life-threatening disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with minimal change disease. This study emphasizes the difficulty in the diagnosis and treatment of unknown infections in clinical settings and highlights the important role played by laboratories in solving infectious diseases caused by rare pathogens.
- Subjects
NOCARDIOSIS; NOCARDIA; COMMUNICABLE diseases; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2235-2988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fcimb.2024.1397847