Nocardia otitidiscaviarum causing pulmonary nocardiosis: a case report and its review of the literature

Saumya Srivastava; Arghadip Samaddar; Salman Khan; Vibhor Tak; Gopal Krishna Bohra; Deepak Sharma; Arnab Ghosh; Vijaya Lakshmi Nag

doi:10.1099/acmi.0.000530.v5

Nocardia otitidiscaviarum causing pulmonary nocardiosis: a case report and its review of the literature

Access Microbiol. 2024 Feb 16;6(2):000530.v5. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000530.v5. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Saumya Srivastava¹, Arghadip Samaddar¹, Salman Khan², Vibhor Tak¹, Gopal Krishna Bohra³, Deepak Sharma³, Arnab Ghosh⁴, Vijaya Lakshmi Nag¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
² Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
³ Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Background: Infections caused by Nocardia spp. can occur in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent individuals. Although nocardiosis is rare, it is being increasingly recognized owing to the rise in occurrence rate over the years. The documentation of pleural involvement in nocardiosis is rare in India.

Case: We report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunocompromised individual caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum.

Discussion: Pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum may go unnoticed without clinical suspicion. Correct and timely identification is the key to proper patient management.

Conclusion: Coordination between clinicians and microbiologists is necessary for early diagnosis and appropriate management of nocardiosis.

Keywords: MALDI TOF MS; Nocardia otitidiscaviarum; Ziehl-Neelsen; Ziehl-Neelsen staining; pleural nocardiosis; pulmonary nocardiosis.

Publication types

Case Reports