title: A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain.
abstract: Cavitary pneumonia in immunocompromised patients is a challenging entity. Establishing accurate diagnosis and starting effective antibiotics are essential steps towards improving outcome. A 58-year-old stem cell transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with necrotizing pneumonia caused by nocardia. The disease progressed despite of aggrieve antimicrobial therapy. Nocardiosis continues to be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sanket R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Thakore
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Faisal A
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4127-6391
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khasawneh