Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient who was a chronic corticosteroid user

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Brasileiro, Renata Maria Ferreira¹  Medeiros, Catarine Silva¹  Schiavon, Leonardo de Lucca¹  Pinho, André Carvalho Caribe de Araújo¹  Hospital Heliópolis, São Paulo¹  Ferri, Francisco¹  Buzzoleti, Fernando Costa¹  Narciso-Schiavon, Janaína Luz¹ 

关键词: Nocardiosis;    Thrombocytopenic purpura;    Immunocompromised host;    Lung diseases;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000500018

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Pulmonary nocardiosis is an infrequent and severe infection caused by Nocardia spp. These are microorganisms that may behave both as opportunists and as primary pathogens, and they may present as either acute or suppurative chronic disorders. We report on the case of a 49-year-old man with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura that was being treated with corticosteroids. He developed pulmonary infection due to Nocardia farcinica, which was isolated from blood cultures. Despite correct treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, the patient died three months after this therapy was instituted.

【 授权许可】

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