Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura - 16/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.05.016
Demosthenes D. Cokkinos a, ⁎ 
, Eleftheria Spanou b, Styliani Giannou a, Elissavet Protopapa a, Loukas Kyriakou b, Dimosthenis Mantzoukis b
, Eleftheria Spanou b, Styliani Giannou a, Elissavet Protopapa a, Loukas Kyriakou b, Dimosthenis Mantzoukis b a Radiology Department, Athens Hippocration Hospital, 114 Vas. Sofias Ave, 11527 Athens, Greece
b University of Athens, School of Medicine, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Athens, Greece
Corresponding author. Tel.: +30 210 643 8058.Summary |
We present a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an autoimmune disorder in which platelets are immunologically destroyed. ITP corticosteroid therapy, as well as the patient’s diabetes mellitus history caused immunosuppression, leading to an incidental lung infection by nocardia asteroides. The combination of pulmonary nocardiosis and ITP is, as far as we know, very rare.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pulmonary nocardiosis, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Vol 52 - N° 2
P. e41-e43 - février 2006 Retour au numéro
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