A Case Report of Disseminated Nocardiosis in a Patient with HIV Infection: Concurrent Liver, Pulmonary, and Brain Involvements
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10.5812/archcid-140527چکیده
Introduction: Disseminated nocardiosis is a rare but life-threatening infectious disease that occurs most often in immunocompromised individuals. This report presents a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient with disseminated nocardiosis in the liver, lung, and brain. Conclusions: Patients who are HIV-positive are particularly prone to opportunistic infections. Health care providers should consider all pathogens, even rare ones, like Nocardia spp., to establish a diagnosis if they're present. Furthermore, in cases initially diagnosed with localized nocardiosis, other body organs should also be reviewed so that the disseminated form of the disease can be diagnosed and treated immediately.
