Pleuro-pulmonary nocardiosis as opportunistic infection in a patients with chronic hepatitis C under combination treatment with pegylated interferon; Ribavirin and Boceprevir

Case report: Nocardiosis represents a rare gram-positive bacterial infection caused by soil-borne aerobic actinomycetes. Nocardia species show a worldwide distribution and cause a variety of localized or systemic infections especially in immunocompromised individuals. We herein report a case of pleuro-pulmonary norcardiosis in a 49-year-old male with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) receiving combination treatment with pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and boceprevir. The patient presented in poor general condition, liver failure with ascites, fever, and a dry cough. The chest radiograph and computed tomography revealed…