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J Assoc Physicians India
; 58: 325-7, 2010 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21117356
ABSTRACT
Nocardiosis is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis in patients with HIV, as both diseases have similar manifestations. We describe the successful management of a case of advanced AIDS with disseminated Nocardial infection due to N. asteroides. Nocardial infection needs to be suspected in a patient with HIV infection when there is chest radiographic abnormality and when thrice sputum microscopy for acid fast bacilli is negative.