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

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 pres...

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Main Authors:	Rima I. El-Herte, Souha S. Kanj, George F. Araj, Hassan Chami, Walid Gharzuddine
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/325767

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spelling	doaj-8a1026f5f86b44bba7cac3debf5290282020-11-24T23:20:09ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/325767325767First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureRima I. El-Herte0Souha S. Kanj1George F. Araj2Hassan Chami3Walid Gharzuddine4Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, LebanonDivision of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, LebanonDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 11072020, LebanonDivision of Pulmonary and Intensive Care medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 11072020, LebanonDivision of Cardiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 11072020, LebanonThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/325767
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author	Rima I. El-Herte Souha S. Kanj George F. Araj Hassan Chami Walid Gharzuddine
spellingShingle	Rima I. El-Herte Souha S. Kanj George F. Araj Hassan Chami Walid Gharzuddine First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
author_facet	Rima I. El-Herte Souha S. Kanj George F. Araj Hassan Chami Walid Gharzuddine
author_sort	Rima I. El-Herte
title	First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short	First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full	First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr	First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed	First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort	first report of nocardia asiatica presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass in a patient with myasthenia gravis: a case report and review of the literature
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
issn	2090-6625 2090-6633
publishDate	2012-01-01
description	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.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/325767
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First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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