title: Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy.
abstract: Nocardiosis is an uncommon gram-positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia. It can be localized or systemic and is regarded as an opportunistic infection that is commonly seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with underlying malignancy in whom the clinical presentation was highly suggestive of a metastatic disease.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors: Rajalakshmi
authors: R
authors: Arjun
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors: Arjun
authors: A
authors: Padmanabhan
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors: Bhanu Prakash
authors: BP
authors: Reddy Attunuru
authors: Department of Microbiology, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors: Prerna
authors: P
authors: Gupta
keywords: Disseminated; Nocardia cyriacigeorgica; metastatic disease; nocardiosis