Disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia farcinica in a patient with colon cancer: A case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Nocardiosis is an uncommon and potentially life-threatening infection that usually affects immunocompromised hosts. No clinical guidelines have been established for managing this rare disease, and the optimal treatment modality remains unclear. Nocardia farcinica, a relatively infrequent pathogen of nocardiosis, causes a clinically aggressive infection. In addition to our patient data, our search of the literature for patients who presented with empyema caused by N. farcinica will provide fundamental information for optimal treatment modalities.

Patient concerns

A 64-year-old man was diagnosed with empyema, 4 days following surgery for sigmoid colon cancer. Brain lesions were evaluated only after N. farcinica was isolated and identified as the causative pathogen th

SUBMITTER: Lee EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8294930 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature