Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Journal (ACCMJ)

ISSN: 2577-4301

Case Report

Disseminated Nocardiosis in an Young Individual

Authors: Sarma U , Dutta R , Mishra V , Pradhan D , Singh A and Chakraborty S

DOI: 10.23880/accmj-16000171

Abstract

Disseminated nocardia infection is relatively uncommon and occurs in immune compromised Patient. The causative organism is an aerobic, gram-positive, branching, filamentous, weakly acid-fast bacteria. It can disseminate from pulmonary or cutaneous focus to virtually any organ. Herein, we are reporting a young individual with septic shock and multiple organ failure secondary to disseminated nocardiosis.

Keywords: Nocardia; Septic shock; Multiple organ failure

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