Invasive Nocardiosis in Patients Intolerant to Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Lauren E. Lee, MD, Capt, USAF, MC, Dana M. Blyth, MD, Capt, USAF, MC, Alice E. Barsoumian, MD, Maj, USAF, MC, Thomas J. Raj, MD, CPT, USA, MC, Alexander W. Brown, MD, MAJ, USA, MC, Michael B. Osswald, MD, Ret Col, USAF, MC Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages S168-S169 (March 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.11.531 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Image 1: Coronal, contrast-enhanced chest CT, upper lobe lung mass. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2016 22, S168-S169DOI: (10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.11.531) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The H&E sections (not pictured) of the lung (a) and thigh biopsy (b) demonstrated mixed inflammation and hemorrhage. The Gomori methenamine silver stain highlights filamentous bacteria morphologically consistent with the cultured Nocardia species (GMS x 400). Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2016 22, S168-S169DOI: (10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.11.531) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Image 2: Coronal, T1, contrast-enhanced thigh MRI demonstrating mass invading the sartorius (arrow). Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2016 22, S168-S169DOI: (10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.11.531) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions