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Published in: Rheumatology International 7/2011

01-07-2011 | Case Report

Pulmonary and psoas muscle nocardiosis in a patient with lupus nephritis: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Ji Yun Noh, Hee Jin Cheong, Jung Yeon Heo, Won Suk Choi, Yu Mi Jo, Joon Young Song, Chang Kyu Lee, Sung Il Kim, Woo Joo Kim

Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 7/2011

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Abstract

The incidence of nocardiosis is increasing with the expansion of immunosuppressive therapy and improvement of laboratory diagnostic methods. Nocardiosis could be fatal in the compromised host. Some Nocardia species are known to be multi-drug resistant. Thus, early recognition and identification of Nocardia species are important for patient treatment and outcome. Recently, we treated a patient with pulmonary and psoas muscle nocardiosis in a woman taking prednisolone for lupus nephritis; the isolated organism was Nocardia farcinica identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism testing.
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Metadata
Title
Pulmonary and psoas muscle nocardiosis in a patient with lupus nephritis: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
Ji Yun Noh
Hee Jin Cheong
Jung Yeon Heo
Won Suk Choi
Yu Mi Jo
Joon Young Song
Chang Kyu Lee
Sung Il Kim
Woo Joo Kim
Publication date
01-07-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Rheumatology International / Issue 7/2011
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Electronic ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1211-1

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