Disseminated infection with Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient under steroid therapy

Disseminated infection with Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient under steroid therapy

Key Clinical Message Corticosteroid recipients with lung infections should be suspected of having nocardiosis; however, nocardiosis can easily mimic malignancy, tuberculosis, or fungal infection. Though cultural identification is possible, it might be missed due to its slow growth pattern.. Therefor...

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Main Authors: Ranjit Sah, Shusila Khadka, Samikshya Neupane, Gaurav Nepal, Sonam Singla, Pankhuri Kumari, Sanjit Sah, Ranjana Sah, Shyam Sundar Sah, Mahesh Adhikari, Niranjan Prasad Shah, Bharat Mani Pokharel, Basista Rijal, Dibya Singh Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
nephrotic syndrome
Nocardia otitidiscaviarum
pulmonary nocardiosis
steroid therapy
subcutaneous abscess
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2640

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2640

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