ArticleCureus2025
Unmasking Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Asthmatic Host Presenting With Chronic Cough, Pulmonary Nodularity, and Ground-Glass Opacities.
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- Case Report: Pulmonary nocardiosis: three case reports and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
A 53-year-old man was evaluated in the pulmonary clinic for ongoing asthma symptoms. Despite optimized treatment, he continued to experience a chronic productive cough. He was otherwise physically active, a lifelong non-smoker with no known occupational or environmental exposures. Pulmonary function tests demonstrated normal diffusing capacity and mild airflow obstruction. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed basilar bronchiectasis, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, scattered nodules, and progressive ground-glass opacities (GGOs) in the bilateral lower lobes. Immunoglobulin (Ig) testing showed an isolated IgG3 deficiency, while other Ig subclasses were within normal limits. Additional laboratory workup, including alpha-1 antitrypsin levels, antinuclear antibody, and HIV serologies, was unremarkable. Bronchoscopy was performed, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cultures grew pan-sensitive
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