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Brain abscess by Nocardia sp in immunocompromised patient [PDF]
, 2000 Pacient with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenic purpura (Evans Syndrome), treated with immunosuppressive therapy (prednisone and azathioprine) developed brain abscess unresponsive to antimicrobial therapy, in spite of its 23 days duration.
Barata, Cristina Hueb +3 more
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Cureus, 2021 Introduction Lack of specific clinical features makes the diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis difficult. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis especially in cohorts with pre-existing risk factors.
Prakrati Yadav +9 more
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Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014 Cerebral Nocardiosis is a rare, challenging, opportunistic infectious disease of the central nervous system occurring in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. It often results in intraparenchymal abscess formation, which represents only 2% of all cerebral abscesses.
Baldawa, Sachin +5 more
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Journal of Korean medical scienceBackground Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection with occasional systemic dissemination. This study aimed to investigate the computed tomography (CT) findings and prognosis of pulmonary nocardiosis associated with dissemination. Methods
H. Lee +6 more
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Nocardiosis in Immunocompromised Patients on Alternative Pneumocystis Prophylaxis
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Prophylactic trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) prevents Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and nocardiosis in immunocompromised patients but sometimes is avoided because of purported allergies or side effects.
Alfredo G. Puing +4 more
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015 Nocardia are ubiquitous in the environment worldwide and cause a variety of infections. Clinical manifestations and outcomes of nocardiosis can vary with different populations, host immunity, and presentations.
Hua-Kung Wang +7 more
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P neumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is rare in renal transplant recipients receiving only one month of prophylaxis [PDF]
, 2011 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/89470/1/tid692 ...
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Primary cutaneous nocardiosis of the head and neck in an immunocompetent patient
BMJ Case Reports, 2021 Nocardiosis is known to be an opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised patients that can lead to life-threatening conditions. Primary cutaneous disease remains a rare manifestation and unlike pulmonary or disseminated nocardiosis,
C. Acevedo +3 more
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Cushing’s Syndrome With Nocardiosis: A Case Report and a Systematic Review of the Literature
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Objective To analyze and summarize the clinical characteristics, treatments, and prognosis of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) with nocardiosis. Methods A patient in our hospital and additional 17 patients of CS with nocardiosis in the English literature were ...
Da Zhang +6 more
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Nocardia brasiliensis Infection Complicating Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2017 Pulmonary nocardiosis is a severe and uncommon opportunistic infection caused by Nocardia species. We present a patient with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia who was receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy, whose treatment course was complicated by
Alison M. Fernandes +2 more
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