TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nijmeh Hammoud
AU  - Muneerah Alrashidi
AU  - Yosor Alqudeimat
AU  - Walid Kteiche
AU  - Basel Alrajihi
AU  - Salah Termos
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/30
TI  - Pulmonary Nocardiosis Mimicking Lung Cancer: A Case Report
JO  - Archives of Pulmonary Medicine
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
AB  - Pulmonary nocardiosis is an uncommon infectious disease affecting either the lungs or whole body. We
present a case of a 70-year-old female with diabetes mellitus and hypertension who developed bilateral
cavitary lung lesions following exposure to paint fumes. Initial imaging raised concerns for malignancy.
Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and transbronchial lung biopsy confirmed Nocardia
spp. infection. The patient was treated with oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) and
achieved complete resolution. We are adding to the literature this case to underscore the importance of
considering pulmonary nocardiosis in the differential diagnosis of cavitary lung lesions.
SN  - N/A
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/Not Assigned
DO  - Not Assigned