Rhodococcus equi: Another great masquerader

P Shah; C Rojas-Moreno; J Alexander; A Vasudevan; V Nguyen

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01144

Rhodococcus equi: Another great masquerader

IDCases. 2021 Apr 30:24:e01144. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01144. eCollection 2021.

Authors

P Shah¹, C Rojas-Moreno², J Alexander³, A Vasudevan⁴, V Nguyen⁵

Affiliations

¹ Diablo Infectious Disease, Castro Valley, CA 94546, United States.
² University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia, MO 65212, United States.
³ Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, TX 75203, United States.
⁴ Mon Health Medical Center. Morgantown, WV 26505, United States.
⁵ University of Missouri, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Columbia, MO 65212, United States.

Abstract

Rhodococcosis is a serious infection specially affecting immunocompromised populations. We report a case of disseminated infection by Rhodococcus equi in a renal transplant patient, that was initially diagnosed as histoplasmosis, highlighting the potential for confusion between rhodococcosis and other infections. Clinicians and pathologists should correlate histopathology findings with the clinical and microbiological data.

Keywords: Immunocompromise; Rhodococcus equi; Transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports