Description:
This article focuses on a 21-year-old female status post
liver transplant at 19 months old due to autoimmune hepatitis presented with
new-onset productive cough, fatigue, headaches, and anorexia for one week
associated with weight loss. Five months prior to presentation she received a
kidney transplant due to tacrolimus-induced renal toxicity. Learners are
encouraged to read the case study to determine the cause of the patient's
symptoms.
Learning Objectives:
- Reflect on a case study outlining N. otitidiscaviarum
- Discuss nocardial infections
- Discuss the pathology of N. otitidiscaviarum
Author(s):
Scott Bielewicz, M(ASCP),
Rebecca Brady, MC,
Joel Mortensen, PhD
Launched: 2017