Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2021; 9(23): 6824-6831
Published online Aug 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i23.6824
Nocardiosis with diffuse involvement of the pleura: A case report
Ping Wang, Mao-Li Yi, Cheng-Zhou Zhang
Ping Wang, Cheng-Zhou Zhang, Department of Radiology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Mao-Li Yi, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Wang P and Yi ML contributed equally to this work; Wang P drafted the manuscript; Yi ML provided guidance for the case diagnosis and helped to draft the manuscript; Zhang CZ was responsible for the literature review and revised the article for important intellectual content; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Cheng-Zhou Zhang, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Radiology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, No. 20 Yudong Road, Zhifu District, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China. chzh_zhang@163.com
Received: January 31, 2021
Peer-review started: January 31, 2021
First decision: March 11, 2021
Revised: March 31, 2021
Accepted: July 2, 2021
Article in press: July 2, 2021
Published online: August 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Nocardiosis is an uncommon subacute or chronic suppurative infection that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. The pathological manifestations of nocardiosis are usually granulomas or abscesses. This case of nocardiosis exhibited diffuse involvement of the pleura and presented as multiple localized nodular or hillock shadows in the pleura, mediastinum, and interlobar fissure areas on computed tomography, which differs from simple pleural effusion or general bacterial infection.