Disseminated Nocardia brasiliensis Infection with Septic Arthritis
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 15 (3) , 469-472
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clind/15.3.469
Abstract
An unusual case of disseminated Nocardia brasiliensis infection is presented. The patient, who had been receiving chronic dexamethasone therapy for 4 years, had pneumonia and septic arthritis of the left knee due to N. brasiliensis. To our knowledge, this is the first report from the United States of a synovial joint infection with this organism. Disseminated disease due to N. brasiliensis is infrequently reported; it is most often seen in the immunocompromised patient and is often unresponsive to therapy.Keywords
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