Nocardiosis

DDx

  • Actinomycosis
  • Tuberculosis or atypical mycobacterial infection
  • Other causes of pyogenic lung abscess
  • Lymphoma
  • Coccidioidomycosis
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Other causes of brain mass in immunocompromised, eg, toxoplasmosis
  • Nocardia brasiliensis: herpetic whitlow, bacterial lymphangitis, sporotrichosis

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Last updated: December 1, 2014