Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (caviae) infection in a heart transplant patient presented as having a thigh abscess (Madura thigh).
The first case of disseminated infection with Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a heart transplant patient is reported. The clinical spectrum and treatment of infections with N. otitidiscaviarum is discussed, including our patient's apparent response to imipenem/cilastatin.
Simmons
B P
BP
Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Gelfand
M S
MS
Roberts
G D
GD
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015377:Cilastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077728:Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination; D004338:Drug Combinations; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013848:Thigh
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015377:Cilastatin; D015378:Imipenem; D000077728:Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination