A 58-Year-Old Female with Progressive Cough and Right Shoulder Pain

الملخص EN

Cavitary pneumonia in immunocompromised patients is a challenging entity.

Establishing accurate diagnosis and starting effective antibiotics are essential steps towards improving outcome.

A 58-year-old stem cell transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with necrotizing pneumonia caused by nocardia.

The disease progressed despite of aggrieve antimicrobial therapy.

Nocardiosis continues to be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat.