Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy

Abstract

Nocardiosis is an uncommon gram-positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia. It can be localized or systemic and is regarded as an opportunistic infection that is commonly seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with underlying malignancy in whom the clinical presentation was highly suggestive of a metastatic disease.

Keywords

• Disseminated
• metastatic disease
• Nocardia cyriacigeorgica
• nocardiosis