Nocardiosis in an immunocompromised patient--an unusual presentation.
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.
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Department of Haematology, Wycombe General Hospital, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
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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*