Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis Co-infection in SARS-CoV-2 Patients
Daniel Beau Stamos, Aldo Barajas-Ochoa, and Jillian E. Raybould
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Figure 1. Computed tomography of the chest without contrast showing progression of illness in a 52-year-old immunocompromised man who experienced Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis pneumonia after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. A) Scan obtained 4 months before patient sought care. B) Scan on hospitalization day 5 shows development of lung nodules without ground-glass opacities in both lungs. C) Scan on hospitalization day 12 shows progression of nodules on the left lung. D) Scan obtained 28 days post-discharge shows improvement of pulmonary nodules.
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