Nocardiosis after corticosteroid therapy for malignant thymoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Nocardia asteroides is an opportunistic infection caused by an aerobic actinomycete, which, in the immunocompromised host, can be associated with severe invasive disease with a predilection for the brain. The authors describe a 62-year-old man with a malignant thymoma that was clinically responsive to oral prednisone. N. asteroides sepsis subsequently developed, leading to his death. Nocardiosis should be considered a potential pathogen in this immunocompromised setting.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Immunocompromised Host
- Nocardia Infections
- Nocardia asteroides
- Thymoma
- Thymus Neoplasms