Disseminated nocardiosis with thyroid involvement: a case report.

نویسندگان

Bo-An Su

Wen-Chien Ko

Yin-Ching Chuang

Hung-Jen Tang

چکیده

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.

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