Disseminated Nocardia asteroides presenting as pulmonary non-caseating granulomas in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.
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.
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Division of Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. anucha@gwu.edu
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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*