title: Nocardia osteomyelitis in the setting of previously unknown HIV infection.
abstract: We present a case of primary Nocardia osteomyelitis in the setting of HIV infection. The clinical and radiographic manifestations of musculoskeletal nocardiosis are nonspecific and resemble those of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. To our knowledge no other cases of Nocardia osteomyelitis have been reported in the radiology literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. sandra.moore@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Sandra Leigh
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Sian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Julia L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology