Disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia elegans: a case report and review of the literature
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Infection"
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-018-1144-2
Abstract: BackgroundDisseminated nocardiosis is a rare disease mostly occurring in immunocompromised patients.MethodsWe report a case of disseminated nocardiosis in a diabetic patient with both pulmonary and cutaneous involvement. Nocardia elegans was isolated and identified using the… read more here.
Keywords: disseminated nocardiosis; case report; nocardia elegans;
Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.02.015
Abstract: Purpose To report a case of disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal and intracranial lesions. Observations A 49-year-old woman immunosuppressed because of treatment given for bullous pemphigoid presented with altered mental status and multiple intracranial lesions on… read more here.
Keywords: abscess; disseminated nocardiosis; bullous pemphigoid; nocardiosis retinal ... See more keywords
Disseminated nocardiosis with cerebral and subcutaneous lesions on low-dose prednisone
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Practical Neurology"
DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2018-002038
Abstract: This case report is of a septuagenarian man on chronic low-dose prednisone who presented with disseminated nocardiosis (Nocardia cyriacigeorgica) that was initially mistaken for metastatic brain cancer. Neurologists should be aware of the potential for… read more here.
Keywords: low dose; disseminated nocardiosis; nocardiosis cerebral; dose prednisone ... See more keywords