Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case report
Nocardia species are gram-positive, acid-fast, saprophytic, aerobic bacilli, predominantly resulting in opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals. Here, we reported a case of Nocardia infection in a 27-year-old woman with normal immunocompetence, who presented as a solitary neoplasm...
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| description | Nocardia species are gram-positive, acid-fast, saprophytic, aerobic bacilli, predominantly resulting in opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals. Here, we reported a case of Nocardia infection in a 27-year-old woman with normal immunocompetence, who presented as a solitary neoplasm in the left principal bronchus with a chief complaint of postural dyspnea. By electrotomy via bronchoscopy, the neoplasm was successfully removed, and it was further identified as Nocardia farcinica by metagenomic next-generation sequencing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d1c07911d99449f829de5251a3a83f12024-01-10T04:21:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2024-01-011010.3389/fmed.2023.13373031337303Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case reportYuying Tan0Mei Yang1Chun Wan2Shijie Tang3Lin Liu4Lei Chen5Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 363 Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaNocardia species are gram-positive, acid-fast, saprophytic, aerobic bacilli, predominantly resulting in opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals. Here, we reported a case of Nocardia infection in a 27-year-old woman with normal immunocompetence, who presented as a solitary neoplasm in the left principal bronchus with a chief complaint of postural dyspnea. By electrotomy via bronchoscopy, the neoplasm was successfully removed, and it was further identified as Nocardia farcinica by metagenomic next-generation sequencing.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1337303/fullbronchial neoplasmmetagenomic next-generation sequencingNocardia farcinicapostural dyspneaimmunocompetent adult |
| spellingShingle | Yuying Tan Mei Yang Chun Wan Shijie Tang Lin Liu Lei Chen Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case report Frontiers in Medicine bronchial neoplasm metagenomic next-generation sequencing Nocardia farcinica postural dyspnea immunocompetent adult |
| title | Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case report |
| title_full | Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case report |
| title_short | Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult: a case report |
| title_sort | nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a solitary bronchial neoplasm in an immunocompetent adult a case report |
| topic | bronchial neoplasm metagenomic next-generation sequencing Nocardia farcinica postural dyspnea immunocompetent adult |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1337303/full |
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