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ArticleCureus2022

Nocardiosis: When the Side Effects of Therapy Mimic Symptoms.

Margarida Silva Cruz, Ligia Rodrigues Santos, Gisela Vasconcelos, Catarina Couto, Tiago Esteves Rodrigues, Rita Veiga Ferraz, Vera Ferraz Moreira, Zélia Lopes, Francisco Cadarso

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Several Nocardia abcessus bronchiolitis in a patient treated with inhaled corticosteroids: a case report.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Margarida Silva CruzInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Ligia Rodrigues SantosInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Gisela VasconcelosInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Catarina CoutoInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Tiago Esteves RodriguesInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Rita Veiga FerrazInfectious Disease, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Vera Ferraz MoreiraInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Zélia LopesInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Francisco CadarsoPulmonology, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT.
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nocardiosis is a rare infection caused by gram-positive aerobic actinomycetes, which are common in soil. Inoculation occurs by inhaling agent fragments that cause localized or systemic suppurative lesions. The diagnosis is established based on isolation in cultural examinations. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the first-line treatment, and an antimicrobial susceptibility test is useful in severe cases or when there is no clinical response. The duration of treatment is determined by the affected site. However, the treatment cycles are long, and recurrence is common, which has a negative impact on the prognosis. We describe a case of an immunocompetent male with a recent diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis who, after starting therapy, presented with symptoms that could be explained by either disease progression or an adverse pharmacological reaction. Throughout this case, with atypical evolution, the authors review the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to

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differential diagnosisn. nova/africananocardiosistherapeutics/adverse effectstrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

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PMID35812553
PMCPMC9259186
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