A Case of Nocardiosis with an Unusual Presentation

Wahaj Ul Hassan Khan; Ummarah Zafar Farid; Mariam Ikram; Umer Naseer; Kamran Ali

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v72i1.7775

Authors

Wahaj Ul Hassan Khan Combined Military Hospital Malir/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Ummarah Zafar Farid Combined Military Hospital Malir/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Mariam Ikram Combined Military Hospital Malir/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Umer Naseer Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Kamran Ali Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v72i1.7775

Keywords:

Immunocompetent, Nocardiosis, Pakistan

Abstract

Nocardiosis is a neglected, unusual disease caused by aerobic, gram positive, actinomycete in the genus Nocardia. Nocardial infection most often occurs in immunocompromised patients. It has varied geographical distribution and a range of clinical presentations. Lungs are the primary sites of nocardial infection in more than two-third of cases. We report a case from a tertiary care setup in Karachi where nocardiosis occurred in an immunocompetent patient with an isolated CNS involvement.