Disseminated nocardiosis with thyroid involvement: a case report

Bo-An Su; Wen-Chien Ko; Yin-Ching Chuang; Hung-Jen Tang

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.021

Disseminated nocardiosis with thyroid involvement: a case report

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2011 Jun;44(3):238-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.021. Epub 2011 Jan 18.

Authors

Bo-An Su¹, Wen-Chien Ko, Yin-Ching Chuang, Hung-Jen Tang

Affiliation

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.

PMID: 21524621
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.021

Abstract

Nocardiosis is a life-threatening infection that affects the lungs, skin, and central nervous system, particularly in immune-compromised patients. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis with pneumonia, brain abscesses, meningitis, and thyroiditis, for an individual with recent steroid therapy. Recovery was uneventful with a 4-month course of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain Abscess / microbiology
Female
Humans
Meningitis / microbiology
Nocardia / drug effects
Nocardia / isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy*
Nocardia Infections / etiology
Pneumonia / microbiology
Thyroid Diseases / complications
Thyroid Diseases / drug therapy*
Thyroid Diseases / microbiology*
Thyroiditis / microbiology
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination