Concomitant Pulmonary Nocardiosis and Tuberculosis in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New View Point
| Author | Zohreh Aminzadeh | en |
| Author | Ilad Alavi Darazam | en |
| Orcid | Ilad Alavi Darazam [0000-0002-4440-335X] | en |
| Issued Date | 2012-10-01 | en |
| Abstract | A B S T R A C T: 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. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.5362 | en |
| Keyword | Nocardia Mycobacterium tuberculosis | en |
| Keyword | Corticosteroid | en |
| Keyword | Pulmonary Disease | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Concomitant Pulmonary Nocardiosis and Tuberculosis in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New View Point | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |