A case of nocardiosis in a post-renal transplant patient is being reported for the Þ rst time from Eastern India. The patient had multiple abscesses on the right thigh and chest. Direct examination of the aspirated pus by Gram stain and modiÞ ed Ziehl Neelsen stain revealed gram-positive beaded, partially acid-fast, branching Þ laments. Culture of the pus yielded Nocardia asteroides. The patient responded to surgical drainage and sulphamethoxazole therapy.

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