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J Infect
; 52(2): e41-3, 2006 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15996740
RESUMEN
We present a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an autoimmune disorder in which platelets are immunologically destroyed. ITP corticosteroid therapy, as well as the patient's diabetes mellitus history caused immunosuppression, leading to an incidental lung infection by nocardia asteroides. The combination of pulmonary nocardiosis and ITP is, as far as we know, very rare.