Nodular-bronchiectatic Pattern in Pulmonary Nocardiosis: Immune Status and Treatment Outcomes in a Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Background: Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection, with approximately 15% of patients being immunocompetent. The isolation rate of Nocardia spp. has recently increased, indicating rising clinical concern.

Clinical features of organizing pneumonia in anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.

Background: Anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody is an autoantibody marker often observed in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The pathological relevance of complicated pulmonary disorders in anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD remains unclear. We aimed to assess the clinical and histological relevance of complicated pulmonary disorders in anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD.

Pancreatic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent young female mimicking a malignant tumor: A case report and diagnostic radiological investigation.

Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of infectious disease related death worldwide with extrapulmonary tuberculosis being particularly difficult to diagnose. Here, we report a case of pancreatic tuberculosis (PTB) in an immunocompetent young female, which mimicked a malignant tumor diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and biopsy (EUS-FNAB). A 19-year-old Japanese female with no prior medical history presented with abdominal epigastralgia and appetite loss lasting 2 months.

Intimal Sarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery Treated with Pazopanib.

Intimal sarcoma is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. We herein report the case of a 71-year-old man with intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery treated with pazopanib. The tumor showed regression after 1 month of treatment.