Article Overview:

This article focuses on a 21-year-old female status post liver transplant at 19 months old due to autoimmune hepatitis presented with new onset productive cough, fatigue, headaches, and anorexia for one week associated with weight loss. Five months prior to presentation she received a kidney transplant due to tacrolimus-induced renal toxicity. Learners are encouraged to read the case study to determine the cause of the patient's symptoms.

Learning Objectives:

• Reflect on a case study outlining N. otitidiscaviarum
• Discuss nocardial infections
• Discuss the pathology of N. otitidiscaviarum