title: Nocardia brasiliensisInfection Complicating Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia.
abstract: Pulmonary nocardiosis is a severe and uncommon opportunistic infection caused byNocardiaspecies. We present a patient with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia who was receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy, whose treatment course was complicated by cutaneous and pulmonary nocardiosis. Tissue cultures confirmedNocardia brasiliensis. Nocardiosis should be a diagnostic consideration for patients treated with long-term immunosuppression who have worsening pulmonary symptoms and relapsing pustular skin lesions.
authors.affiliation: Saba University School of Medicine, The Bottom, Saba, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Jason C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sluzevich
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9274-9008
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mira-Avendano