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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Sumario: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 diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of considering rare pathogens in immunosuppressed patients, besides the more frequent disease complications.

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