Nocardia cyriacigeorgica and Aspergillus Co-infection in a Patient with Giant-cell Arteritis

Immunosuppressed patients are at greater risk of unusual infections. The authors present the case of a woman with giant-cell arteritis, on oral steroids, who developed cavitating pneumonia due to co-infection with Asperigillus and Nocardia. Reports of such co-infection are rare in the literature. Th...

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Main Authors: Felisbela Miguel Gomes, Pedro La Feria, Catarina Costa, Helena Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2019-01-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/997