Grand Rounds-Hammersmith Hospital: Nocardia pericarditis

Tabrizi, Sarah J.

doi:10.1136/bmj.309.6967.1495

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“…For example, Nocardia spp . has been reported to cause purulent pericarditis [ 2 , 3 ], cardiac tamponade [ 4 ], anterior mediastinal mass [ 5 , 6 ], and mimicking pancoast tumor [ 7 ]. These reports of fatal involvement of the pericardium emphasize the necessity of early surgical intervention.…”

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First Report ofNocardia asiaticaPresenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

El-Herte

Kanj²,

Araj³

et al. 2012

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

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The spectrum of infections with Nocardia spp. is heterogeneous. It has classically been associated with lung, brain, or skin involvement. We describe an unusual presentation of Nocardia asiatica (N. asiatica) in an Iraqi patient with myasthenia gravis suffering from a disseminated infection and presenting with an anterior mediastinal cystic mass. N. asiatica has only been three times described outside Japan and Thailand, and the rarity of this entity deserves this communication.

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