Bautista-Reyes E, Alvarado-Robles LM, Moragrega-Urías RA, Palacios-Rojas AD, Matias-Carmona M, Chacón-Hernández SE, Cano-Cervantes JH, Fernández-Vivar C

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: disseminated nocardiosis is a rare and potentially fatal opportunistic infection in kidney transplant recipients. Case presentation: a 31-year-old man with a kidney transplant presented with recurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. He had a chronic cough, a pulmonary mass, osteomyelitis, and cerebral microabscesses. Isolation of Nocardia brasiliensis in multiple cultures confirmed the diagnosis. He received trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and linezolid, with clinical and graft function improvement. Conclusions: nocardiosis should be suspected in transplant recipients with persistent pulmonary lesions and multisystem involvement.

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