Widespread nocardiosis in two patients with Behçet's disease

Nocardia spp., a group of gram-positive variably acid-fast aerobic bacteria, are opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised hosts. We here-within describe 2 cases of widespread nocardiosis in patients with Behcet's disease. In addition to endogen endophthalmitis in case 1, both cases develope...

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Published inClinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 459 - 462
Main Authors KORKMAZ, C, AYDINLI, A, EROL, N, YILDIRIM, N, AKGÜN, Y, INCI, R, BOIRON, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pisa Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 01.07.2001
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Behcet Syndrome - drug therapy
Behcet Syndrome - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - microbiology
Brain - pathology
Endophthalmitis - etiology
Endophthalmitis - pathology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Lung - microbiology
Lung - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Nocardia - isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections - complications
Nocardia Infections - drug therapy
Nocardia Infections - pathology
Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections - pathology
Radiography, Thoracic
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Skin - microbiology
Skin - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Nocardia asteroides
Skin disease
Prognosis
Cardiovascular disease
Nocardiaceae
Genital diseases
Actinomycetales
Vascular disease
Nocardiosis
Systemic disease
Bacteria
Complication
Diagnosis
Human
Opportunistic infection
Stomatology
Actinomycosis
Clinical form
Behçet syndrome
Infection
Case study
Eye disease
Immunosuppression
Treatment
Young adult
Bacteriosis
Actinomycetes
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Summary:Nocardia spp., a group of gram-positive variably acid-fast aerobic bacteria, are opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised hosts. We here-within describe 2 cases of widespread nocardiosis in patients with Behcet's disease. In addition to endogen endophthalmitis in case 1, both cases developed lung, brain and skin involvement. Despite brain involvement, the prognosis was good, although vision was completely lost in case 1, which was directly attributable to a delay in both diagnosis and treatment.
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ISSN:0392-856X
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