title: Nocardiosis in an immunocompromised patient--an unusual presentation.
abstract: A case of disseminated nocardiosis in a 39-year-old immunosuppressed patient is described. This presented clinically as a septicaemia with meningitis, and the true diagnosis was delayed following an apparent initial response to broad-spectrum antibiotics. The need for increased awareness of unusual infections in immunosuppressed patients who may have had repeated and sometimes invasive diagnostic techniques is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Wycombe General Hospital, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waghorn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ademokun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*