A case of empyema and septic arthritis due to Nocardia farcinica

Key Clinical Message Septic arthritis due to Nocardia sp. should be suspected when a patient with risk factors such as pneumoconiosis or diabetes mellitus develops joint symptoms, especially if the patient has had nocardiosis in other sites. Septic arthritis due to Nocardia sp. should be suspected w...

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 5; no. 12; pp. 1976 - 1979
Main Authors Ishiguro, Takashi, Yoshioka, Hiroaki, Kawai, Shoko, Katsumata, Shin‐ichi, Gonoi, Tohru, Takayanagi, Noboru
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2017
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects
Arthritis
Case Report
Case Reports
Empyema
Nocardia farcinica
nocardiosis
pneumoconiosis
septic arthritis
Empyema
nocardiosis
septic arthritis
Nocardia farcinica
pneumoconiosis
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Summary:Key Clinical Message Septic arthritis due to Nocardia sp. should be suspected when a patient with risk factors such as pneumoconiosis or diabetes mellitus develops joint symptoms, especially if the patient has had nocardiosis in other sites. Septic arthritis due to Nocardia sp. should be suspected when a patient with risk factors such as pneumoconiosis or diabetes mellitus develops joint symptoms, especially if the patient has had nocardiosis in other sites.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.1228