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Pulmonary TC scan showing nocardial organized abscess in the left inferior lobe.
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Despite targeted antibiotic therapy with high-dose sulfametoxazole-trimethoprim in association with broad-spectrum and specific antibiotics in different timing (amikacin, ceftadizime-avibactam, levoxacin, ceftolozane-tazobactam, tigecycline, imipenem, and linezolid), pulmonary nocardial lesions persisted (and progressed toward) with the formation of a pulmonary organized abscess (Figure 1).