Disseminated Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a paravertebral abscess in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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作者
Ozen, Yeliz [1 ]
Dokuzoguz, Basak [2 ]
Mumcuoglu, Ipek [3 ]
Celikbas, Aysel Kocagul [2 ]
Karahan, Zeynep Ceren [4 ]
Ozbay, Bahadir Orkun [2 ]
机构
[1] Merkezefendi State Hosp, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Manisa, Turkey
[2] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Ankara, Turkey
[3] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Med Microbiol, Ankara, Turkey
[4] Ankara Univ, Dept Med Microbiol, Fac Med, Ankara, Turkey
关键词
Granulomatous; Nocardia farcinica; nocardiosis; paravertebral abscess;
D O I
10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_178_17
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
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100104 ;
摘要
Disseminated Nocardia infections occur particularly in immunosuppressed hosts and are most often due to Nocardia farcinica, Nocardia nova, and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica. Here, we report an unusual case of disseminated N. farcinica infection presenting as a paravertebral abscess in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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