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

Ozen Y., Dokuzoguz B., Mumcuoglu I., Celikbas A. K., KARAHAN Z. C., Ozbay B. O.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.62, sa.2, ss.329-331, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_178_17
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.329-331
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Granulomatous, Nocardia farcinica, nocardiosis, paravertebral abscess
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.