Nocardiosis diseminada: complicación inusual en pacientes con pénfigo vulgar
2018
La nocardiosis es una infeccion localizada o diseminada poco frecuente, causada por una bacteria aerobia grampositiva. Predomina en huespedes inmunosuprimidos y afecta el pulmon, el sistema nervioso central (SNC) y la piel. Se presenta el caso de una paciente con antecedentes de penfigo vulgar en tratamiento prolongado con corticosteroides e inmunosupresores, que presento una infeccion diseminada por Nocardia transvalensis. Palabras clave: nocardiosis diseminada, Nocardia transvalensis, inmunodeprimidos. Dermatol. Argent. 2018, 24 (3): 152-155 Disseminated nocardiosis: unusual complication in patients with pemphigus vulgaris Abstract Nocardiosis is a localized or disseminated rare infection, caused by gram-positive aerobic bacteria. It can occur in immunocompetent or more frequently in immunocompromised hosts. This infection mainly affects lung, central nervous system (CNS) and skin. We report a case of a patient with a history of pemphigus vulgaris in prolonged treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants that presented disseminated infection of Nocardia transvalensis. Key words: disseminated Nocardia, Nocardia transvalensis, immunosuppressed. Dermatol. Argent. 2018, 24 (3): 152-155
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