Disseminated Nocardia asteroides infection presenting as an atraumatic leg fracture in a liver transplant recipient

Liver Transpl. 2008 Feb;14(2):257-8. doi: 10.1002/lt.21321.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology*
  • Brain Abscess / pathology
  • Brain Abscess / therapy
  • Debridement
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nocardia Infections / complications*
  • Nocardia Infections / microbiology
  • Nocardia Infections / pathology
  • Nocardia Infections / therapy
  • Nocardia asteroides / isolation & purification*
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Tibial Fractures / microbiology*
  • Tibial Fractures / pathology
  • Tibial Fractures / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents