1.
Hellenic J Cardiol
; 62(6): 470-472, 2021.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33482363
2.
J Infect
; 52(2): e41-3, 2006 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15996740
RESUMO
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.