Cutaneous nocardiosis manifesting as a frontal mass in a patient with giant cell arteritis

We report the case of a subcutaneous abscess due to Nocardia spp. mimicking a spontaneous hematoma or an aneurysm of the temporal artery branch, in a giant cell arteritis patient treated with methylprednisolone and azathioprine. Ultrasonography, incision and drainage with cultures helped in the diag...

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Autores principales: BRICIU, VIOLETA TINCUTA, FLONTA, MIRELA, LUPSE, MIHAELA, DAMIAN, LAURA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28559710
http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-726

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28559710
http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-726

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