A case report on Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in renal transplant patient

Velamuri A, Fatima R, Eswaran SP, Bezawada SR

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Abhishek Velamuri^1,*, Rafath Fatima¹, Shiva Priya Eswaran¹ and Srinivasa Rao Bezawada²

¹Department of Microbiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India

²KIMS Foundation and Research Centre, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500003, Telangana, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Velamuri Abhishek, Department of Microbiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India. Email: avelamuri@yahoo.com

Received 16 July 2024; Revised 11 September 2024; Accepted 17 September 2024; Published 24 September 2024

Citation: Velamuri A, Fatima R, Eswaran SP, Bezawada SR. A case report on Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in renal transplant patient. J Med Sci Res. 2024; 12(4):323-325. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2024/12-60

Copyright: © 2024 Velamuri A et al. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract

Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection caused by Nocardia species (spp). Nocardia species are ubiquitous environmental saprophytes occurring in the soil, organic matter, and water. A 36-year-old, female, renal transplant recipient presented with cutaneous and cerebral symptoms of disseminated Nocardiosis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of the case resulted in a favourable outcome. Nocardiosis is an important infection in transplant recipients, which should be diagnosed early so that appropriate therapy can be instituted.

Keywords: Nocardia, oppurtunistic infections; renal transplant; solid organ transplant; disseminated nocardiosis