title: Disseminated nocardiosis with thyroid involvement: a case report.
abstract: Nocardiosis is a life-threatening infection that affects the lungs, skin, and central nervous system, particularly in immune-compromised patients. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis with pneumonia, brain abscesses, meningitis, and thyroiditis, for an individual with recent steroid therapy. Recovery was uneventful with a 4-month course of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bo-An
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Wen-Chien
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Yin-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Hung-Jen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology; D009615:Nocardia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000382:microbiology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination