Abstract |
Nocardia is 1 of the 5 main pathogens that infect chronic granulomatous disease patients. Despite aggressive antimicrobial therapy, medical treatment is not always successful and surgical resection of infected tissue has been intermittently required. We present 2 chronic granulomatous disease patients with severe Nocardia pneumonia whose pulmonary status worsened despite appropriate antimicrobials, but then improved clinically and radiographically with the addition of corticosteroids.
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Authors | Alexandra F Freeman, Beatriz E Marciano, Victoria L Anderson, Gulbu Uzel, Christ Costas, Steven M Holland |
Journal | The Pediatric infectious disease journal
(Pediatr Infect Dis J)
Vol. 30
Issue 9
Pg. 806-8
(Sep 2011)
ISSN: 1532-0987 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21412179
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural)
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Chemical References |
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
(therapeutic use)
- Adult
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Granulomatous Disease, Chronic
(complications, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Nocardia Infections
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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