Abscess of adrenal gland caused by disseminated subacute Nocardia farcinica pneumonia. A case report and mini-review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infections caused by <it>Nocardia farcinica </it>are uncommon and show a great variety of clinical manifestations in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Because of its unspecific symptoms and tendency to disse...

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Main Authors: Izbicki Jakob R, Vashist Yogesh K, Ilchmann Corina, Simon Philipp, Tachezy Michael, Gawad Karim A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/194