Nocardia liver abscess post liver transplantation-A rare presentation

Autor:	Mayank Jain, Mohamed Rela, Pavan Hanchanale, Jayanthi, Joy Varghese
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Liver Abscess Nocardia Infections 030230 surgery Liver transplantation Nocardia Tacrolimus End Stage Liver Disease 03 medical and health sciences Immunocompromised Host 0302 clinical medicine Liver Cirrhosis Alcoholic Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination medicine Humans Paracentesis Disseminated disease Abscess Glucocorticoids Ultrasonography Interventional Immunosuppression Therapy Transplantation integumentary system biology business.industry Nocardiosis Immunosuppression Ultrasonography Doppler Middle Aged Mycophenolic Acid bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Anti-Bacterial Agents Liver Transplantation Infectious Diseases Spectrometry Mass Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization bacteria 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology business Tomography X-Ray Computed Immunosuppressive Agents Liver abscess
Zdroj:	Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society. 19(2)
ISSN:	1399-3062
Popis:	Nocardiosis is usually a disseminated disease seen in immunocompromised individuals. We herein present a rare case of isolated Nocardia liver abscess post liver transplantation. The patient responded well to treatment and is on long-term antibiotics for Nocardia infection.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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