Suppurative Thyroiditis due to Nocardia in An Immunocompromised Patient

Suppurative Thyroiditis due to Nocardia in An Immunocompromised Patient

ABSTRACT: Objective:Nocardia is an opportunistic organism that usually infects immunocompromised patients. However, suppurative thyroiditis is a rare complication of nocardiosis.Methods: We report a case of Nocardia thyroiditis in an immunosuppressed patient following renal transplant.Results: A 45-...

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Main Authors: Eric L. Wu, MS, Daniah Bu Ali, MD, Andrew B. Sholl, MD, Emad Kandil, MD, MBA, FACS, FACE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520304831

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