Disseminated nocardiosis with thyroid involvement: a case report.

Su, Bo-An; Ko, Wen-Chien; Chuang, Yin-Ching; Tang, Hung-Jen

Su, Bo-An; Ko, Wen-Chien; Chuang, Yin-Ching; Tang, Hung-Jen.

Su BA; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.

J Microbiol Immunol Infect ; 44(3): 238-40, 2011 Jun.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21524621

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Nocardiosis is a life-threatening infection that affects the lungs, skin, and central nervous system, particularly in immune-compromised patients. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis with pneumonia, brain abscesses, meningitis, and thyroiditis, for an individual with recent steroid therapy. Recovery was uneventful with a 4-month course of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim.

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Nocardiosis/tratamiento farmacológico; Enfermedades de la Tiroides/tratamiento farmacológico; Enfermedades de la Tiroides/microbiología; Anciano; Absceso Encefálico/microbiología; Femenino; Humanos; Meningitis/microbiología; Nocardia/efectos de los fármacos; Nocardia/aislamiento & purificación; Nocardiosis/etiología; Neumonía/microbiología; Enfermedades de la Tiroides/complicaciones; Tiroiditis/microbiología; Combinación Trimetoprim y Sulfametoxazol/uso terapéutico

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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades de la Tiroides / Nocardiosis Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Article

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