Disseminated Nocardia caviae infection.
Disseminated Nocardia caviae infection occurs only rarely. To date, two cases have been recorded in the literature. We describe a third case of systemic N. caviae infection in a compromised host and compare it with the first two cases. Postmortem, microbiologic and antibiotic sensitivity data are included.
D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009615:Nocardia / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000382:microbiology