Lung nocardiosis is a rare disease affecting patients with lymphoreticular neoplasm, immunodeficiency or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; it can also affect patients who have received transplants. We report a case of lung nocardiosis in which radiographic presentation was acute, with a pattern of multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules ("cannonballs"), requiring us to rule out metastatic disease to arrive at a diagnosis. The patient responded slowly to antibiotic treatment until full resolution.
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