title: Nocardia asteroides infection complicating rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: We describe a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving treatment with combined immunosuppressive agents and prednisone. This infection is still considered rare, hard to diagnose, and difficult to treat. To the best of our knowledge, such a case has not been described in a patient with RA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gruberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thaler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rozenman
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bank
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pras
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate