Ning Luo1, Shifan Tan1, Xiaocai Li1, Si Liu1, Shivank Singh2, Mafeng Chen3, Weiye Yang4, Yanhong He5, Chunna Chen6, Min Liang7. 1. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Maoming People's Hospital, MaoNanQu, WeiMing Road 101 Hao, Maoming City, Guangdong, China. 2. Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Maoming People's Hospital, Maoming, China. 4. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Maoming People's Hospital, Maoming, China. 5. Department of Scientific Research, Maoming People's Hospital, Maoming, China. 6. Department of Dermatology, Maoming People's Hospital, Maoming, China. 7. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Maoming People's Hospital, MaoNanQu, WeiMing Road 101 Hao, Maoming City, Guangdong, China. imtuaska@163.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nocardiosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection seen in immunocompromised patients or those with a dysfunctional immune system. Nocardia asteroides infection in patients with Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) has never been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: We report an interesting case of nocardiosis-characterized by pulmonary intra-cavitary infection, in a 54-year-old man with PF and diabetes mellitus. The man finally recovered from the infection. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first case reporting pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with PF. We recommend that physicians be aware of nocardiosis in patients with pemphigus as a possible cause of underlying infectious disease to avoid misdiagnoses and mismanagement.
BACKGROUND:Nocardiosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection seen in immunocompromised patients or those with a dysfunctional immune system. Nocardia asteroides infection in patients with Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) has never been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: We report an interesting case of nocardiosis-characterized by pulmonary intra-cavitary infection, in a 54-year-old man with PF and diabetes mellitus. The man finally recovered from the infection. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first case reporting pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with PF. We recommend that physicians be aware of nocardiosis in patients with pemphigus as a possible cause of underlying infectious disease to avoid misdiagnoses and mismanagement.
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Case report; Corticosteroids; Diabetes; Nocardia asteroides; Pemphigus foliaceus
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