Fever of unknown origin revealing testicular nocardiosis: a case report and literature review

• DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09521-8
• Publication Date: 2024-06-21T08:02:02Z
• Authors: Saohoine Inthasot; Sophie Leemans; Mony Hing; Julien Vanderhulst
• Keywords: Nocardia Infections; Brain abscess; Orchitis; Trimethoprim

Nocardia is an ubiquitous soil organism. As opportunistic pathogen, inhalation and skin inoculation are the most common routes of infection. Lungs frequent sites nocardiosis. Testis a highly unusual location for