Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid
Purpose: To report a case of disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal and intracranial lesions. Observations: A 49-year-old woman immunosuppressed because of treatment given for bullous pemphigoid presented with altered mental status and multiple intracranial lesions on imaging. The patient was found t...
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| author | Sidharth Puri Amir Hadayer Andrea Breaux Charles C. Barr |
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| description | Purpose: To report a case of disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal and intracranial lesions. Observations: A 49-year-old woman immunosuppressed because of treatment given for bullous pemphigoid presented with altered mental status and multiple intracranial lesions on imaging. The patient was found to have multiple retinal lesions in both eyes, including a subretinal abscess in the right eye. The patient underwent brain biopsy, confirming Nocardia farcinica histopathologically and in culture. Conclusions and Importance: Ocular Nocardiosis is a rare disease with varying prognosis that requires prompt diagnosis to ensure appropriate medical therapy. Keywords: Abscess, Nocardia, Nocardiosis, Retina |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8df5bce5c824bad9787f5fde27390c32022-12-22T03:53:46ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362018-06-0110145147Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoidSidharth Puri0Amir Hadayer1Andrea Breaux2Charles C. Barr3Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA, 40202Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA, 40202Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA, 40202Corresponding author. 301 E Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY, USA, 40202.; Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA, 40202Purpose: To report a case of disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal and intracranial lesions. Observations: A 49-year-old woman immunosuppressed because of treatment given for bullous pemphigoid presented with altered mental status and multiple intracranial lesions on imaging. The patient was found to have multiple retinal lesions in both eyes, including a subretinal abscess in the right eye. The patient underwent brain biopsy, confirming Nocardia farcinica histopathologically and in culture. Conclusions and Importance: Ocular Nocardiosis is a rare disease with varying prognosis that requires prompt diagnosis to ensure appropriate medical therapy. Keywords: Abscess, Nocardia, Nocardiosis, Retinahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993617303560 |
| spellingShingle | Sidharth Puri Amir Hadayer Andrea Breaux Charles C. Barr Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
| title | Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid |
| title_full | Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid |
| title_fullStr | Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid |
| title_short | Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid |
| title_sort | disseminated nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993617303560 |
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