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An incidentally detected pelvic kidney in a patient of cervical carcinoma imaged for radiotherapy planning
A fatal case of empyema thoracis by Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompromised patient
Empyema thoracis by Nocardia farcinica infection is uncommon. Here we
report a rare and fatal infection in a 27-year-old HIV- seropositive
male who presented with cough, expectoration, and breathlessness.
Nocardia farcinica was isolated from sputum and pus from the pleural
cavity. Confirmation of the isolate and minimum inhibitory
concentrations (MIC) for various antibiotics was done at the Aerobic
Actinomycetes Reference Laboratory, Centres for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Atlanta. Patient was treated with suitable
antibiotics and antiretroviral drugs in spite of which he eventually
succumbed to the disease