A Case of Nocardia farcinica Brain Abscess in the Patient Receiving Steroid Treatment / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 301-304, 2008.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-722097
ABSTRACT
Nocardiosis occurs mostly in the immunocompromised patients. N. farcinica is known to have resistance to some antibiotics and significant increase in morbidity and mortality in patients requiring long-term treatment. Nocardia farcinica infection, especially brain abscess, has not been reported in Korea. Here, we report a case of N. farcinica brain abscess in a patient receiving steroid treatment. The patient was a 64 year-old male with gouty arthritis. He received steroid for more than two months, because of allopurinol-hypersensitivity syndrome with skin rash. After three months of steroid therapy, he visited other hospital with mild fever and left thigh pain and was diagnosed of intramuscular abscess due to gram positive bacilli. One month later, he visited our hospital with right side weakness and was diagnosed as brain abscess. The causative organism turned out to be N. farcinica, which was confirmed by means of 16S rRNA sequencing. Antibiotics were selected by E-test results and treatment was successful
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Asunto principal:
Esteroides
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Muslo
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Encéfalo
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Absceso Encefálico
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Artritis Gotosa
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Huésped Inmunocomprometido
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Absceso
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Exantema
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Fiebre
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Corea (Geográfico)
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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