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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1579-2129(06)60223-1 Byline: J. Ferreres Franco (a), J. Blanquer Olivas (a), R. Dosda MuA[+ or -]oz (b), N. Carbonell Monleon (a), E. Moreno Clari (a), E. Perez Sancho (a) Keywords: Nocardia; Pulmonary nocardiosis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Acute respiratory distress syndrome Abstract: Nocardia is a gram-positive bacillus that infects mainly immunodepressed patients. Its association with lupus erythematosus has been described only occasionally and we have found no reports in the literature of an association between lupus and acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pulmonary nocardiosis. We present such a case and discuss the mechanisms that make this lung infection so virulent as well as its epidemiological and microbiological characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Author Affiliation: (a) Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain (b) Servicio de Radiologia, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain Article History: Received 22 June 2004; Accepted 31 August 2004