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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2026

Pulmonary

Mario Mekhail, Kevin Shiah, Arunmozhi Aravagiri, Bruce Weng, Made Sutjita

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Article in Case reports in infectious diseases, 2026. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. PulmonaryCase reports in infectious diseases · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mario MekhailDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA, llu.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2360-6190
Kevin ShiahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, USA, ruhealth.org.
Arunmozhi AravagiriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, USA, ruhealth.org.
Bruce WengDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, USA, ruhealth.org.
Made SutjitaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, USA, ruhealth.org.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary nocardiosis is uncommon and usually affects immunocompromised hosts, but it can occur in immunocompetent patients and mimic primary lung malignancy clinically and radiographically. Case Presentation: A 52-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with one month of cough, hemoptysis, and mild shortness of breath after repeated hiking exposures in Mexico and Central California. Chest CT showed bilateral apical ground-glass opacities and a spiculated, pleural-based mass involving the right upper and lower lobes, raising concern for primary lung cancer. HIV testing was negative; HbA1c was 5.1%; and initial sputum, blood, and acid-fast bacilli studies were negative. CT-guided biopsy showed acute and chronic inflammation, necrosis, and stromal fibrosis without well-formed granulomas. Gram stain identified Gram-positive rods. Tissue culture grew Conclusion: Pulmonary

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lung cancer mimicMALDI-TOF MSNocardia paucivoranspulmonary nocardiosistrimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole

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PMID42404136
PMCPMC13329108

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