descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2010 English Publisher:Southern Medical AssociationJournal:Southern Medical Journal, volume 103, pages 1,269-1,271 (issn: 0038-4348,

Authors: Geeta, Arora; Mark, Friedman; Richard P, Macdermott;

doi: 10.1097/smj.0b013e3181faec65

pmid: 21037519

Disseminated Nocardia nova Infection

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Abstract

We report the case of a 61-year-old female with ulcerative colitis on therapy with prednisone and azathioprine. The patient presented with fever, dry cough, a swollen lower extremity, and nodules on the right wrist and the scalp. Computed tomography scans of the head, chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed multiple lesions. Aspirates and biopsies of the lower extremity cystic lesion, the wrist nodule, and the scalp nodule all grew out Nocardia nova. The patient was treated with high-dose trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole therapy for one year and made a complete recovery.

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Albany Medical Center Hospital
United States

Keywords

Nocardia Infections, Middle Aged, Nocardia, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Drug Combinations, Treatment Outcome, Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination, Humans, Female, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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