Abdominal nocardiosis in a Sudanese girl.
A Sudanese girl became desperately ill with liver and kidney abscesses due to Nocardia asteroides. She did not have pulmonary or cutaneous infection. She recovered after surgical drainage of the abscesses and prolonged treatment with intravenous amikacin and high dosage cotrimoxazole and sulphadimidine. After recovery normal neutrophil function, cell-mediated and humoral immunity were demonstrated.
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013418:Sulfamethazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
D004338:Drug Combinations; D013418:Sulfamethazine; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D000583:Amikacin; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole