title: Disseminated Nocardia asteroides presenting as pulmonary non-caseating granulomas in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.
abstract: Disseminated nocardiosis has never been described before in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. We report an unusual case of disseminated nocardiosis in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia who presented with pulmonary non-caseating granulomas. The patient was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. anucha@gwu.edu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apisarnthanarak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Razavi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D015299:Discitis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009616:Nocardia asteroides; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*