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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857
EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 25, No. 3, 2007, pp. 294-296
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Bioline Code: mb07082
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2007, pp. 294-296
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Disseminated nocardiosis in an elderly patient presenting with prolonged pyrexia: Diagnosis by thyroid abscess culture
Indumathi, VA & Shivakumar, NS
Abstract
We report a case of nocardiosis in an immunosuppressed elderly patient who presented with prolonged pyrexia. Nocardia asteroides was isolated from the thyroid, with CT scan evidence of dissemination to the brain, abdomen and lungs. The patient succumbed to illness despite aggressive therapy. Autopsy could not be performed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case from India, on Nocardia asteroides affecting the thyroid tissue.
Keywords
Dissemination, Nocardia asteroides, thyroid abscess
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