TY - JOUR
T1 - Nocardial osteomyelitis
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Schwartz, Joyce G.
AU - Tio, Fermin O.
PY - 1987/9
Y1 - 1987/9
N2 - The occurrence of human nocardiosis is increasing in both immunocompetent as well as immunosuppressed patients. A 63-yr-old male construction worker presented with complaints of left hip pain and rapidly enlarging masses on his left neck and chest. He had been treated for a pneumoia of unknown etiology 3 mo prior to admission. A debridement of the left femur was performed and the curetted material was positive for Nocardia asteroides. Osteomyelitis due to the hematogenous spread of Nocardia asteroides is rare, but will undoubtedly be seen with increasing frequency. The literature, as well as 11 reported cases of the hematogenous spread of this organism, are reviewed.
AB - The occurrence of human nocardiosis is increasing in both immunocompetent as well as immunosuppressed patients. A 63-yr-old male construction worker presented with complaints of left hip pain and rapidly enlarging masses on his left neck and chest. He had been treated for a pneumoia of unknown etiology 3 mo prior to admission. A debridement of the left femur was performed and the curetted material was positive for Nocardia asteroides. Osteomyelitis due to the hematogenous spread of Nocardia asteroides is rare, but will undoubtedly be seen with increasing frequency. The literature, as well as 11 reported cases of the hematogenous spread of this organism, are reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0732-8893(87)90045-9
DO - 10.1016/0732-8893(87)90045-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 3326707
AN - SCOPUS:0023618150
SN - 0732-8893
VL - 8
SP - 37
EP - 46
JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
IS - 1
ER -