@article {Debcr0620080233, author = {Sajal De and Prabha Desikan}, title = {Pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking relapse of tuberculosis}, volume = {2009}, elocation-id = {bcr0620080233}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0233}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, abstract = {The present report concerns a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunocompetent host. This patient was diagnosed as having smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and received supervised antitubercular treatment for 6 months from a government run tuberculosis centre (Directly Observed Therapy, Short-Course (DOTS) centre). At 3 months after completion of treatment, she presented with fever and cough with posterior{\textendash}anterior (PA) view chest x ray showing a cavitary lesion on left upper zone. She was subsequently diagnosed as having a case of pulmonary nocardiosis and responded to oral cotrimoxazole.}, URL = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.06.2008.0233}, eprint = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content}, journal = {Case Reports} }