Pulmonary Nocardiosis Associated with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
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Pulmonary nocardiosis associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
A 69-year-old woman with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, who was regularly followed and treated with prednisolone and danazol, was admitted to our hospital because of shortness of breath. Chest roentgenogram showed a large amount of left-sided pleural effusion. Gram-positive branching rods, subsequently identified as Nocardia farcinica, were isolated from the fluid. Antibiotic treatment to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.246