Concomitant Pulmonary Nocardiosis and Tuberculosis in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New View Point

被引：3

作者：

Aminzadeh, Zohreh ^{[2
,3
]}

Darazam, Ilad Alavi ^{[1
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Shahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Natl Res Inst TB & Lung Dis, Tehran, Iran

[2] Shahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Infect Dis & Trop Med Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran

[3] Univ Queensland, Clin Res Ctr, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[4] Shahid Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Dept Infect Dis & Trop Med, Tehran, Iran

来源：

JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY | 2013年 / 6卷 / 01期

关键词：

Nocardia; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Corticosteroid; Pulmonary Disease; INFECTIONS;

D O I：

10.5812/jjm.5362

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

A few case reports of coinfections with Nocardia and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) have previously been published in the literature. We report on a case of concomitant pulmonary nocardiosis and tuberculosis, in a recently diagnosed 55-year-old woman, with rheumatoid arthritis, who had been taking a short course of a low dose corticosteroid. The patient was treated with a combination of amikacin and imipenem, as well as a standard anti-TB regimen. Physiologic doses of corticosteroids might be a predisposing factor for opportunistic infections, such as nocardiosis or tuberculosis. Published by Kowsar Corp, 2013. cc 3.0.

引用

页码：91 / 94

页数：4

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