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Nocardia osteomyelitis in the setting of previously unknown HIV infection

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We present a case of primary Nocardia osteomyelitis in the setting of HIV infection. The clinical and radiographic manifestations of musculoskeletal nocardiosis are nonspecific and resemble those of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. To our knowledge no other cases of Nocardia osteomyelitis have been reported in the radiology literature.

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  1. Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Sandra Leigh Moore

  2. Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Sian Jones & Julia L. Lee

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Moore, S.L., Jones, S. & Lee, J.L. Nocardia osteomyelitis in the setting of previously unknown HIV infection. Skeletal Radiol 34, 58–60 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-004-0784-8

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