Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient.
A rare case of Nocardia infection of mastoid is presented in an immunocompromised patient.Nocardia species are opportunistic pathogens found in immuno compromised patients. Acute suppurative otitis media caused by this microorganism have been reported but however no report of mastoiditis was found i...
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| author | Subha, Sethu Thakachy Raman, Rajagopalan |
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| description | A rare case of Nocardia infection of mastoid is presented in an immunocompromised patient.Nocardia species are opportunistic pathogens found in immuno compromised patients. Acute suppurative otitis media caused by this microorganism have been reported but however no report of mastoiditis was found in the English literature. We report a rare case of mastoiditis with petrous apex abscess caused by Nocardia in a HIV infected patient. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-158182013-06-24T00:44:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15818/ Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. Subha, Sethu Thakachy Raman, Rajagopalan A rare case of Nocardia infection of mastoid is presented in an immunocompromised patient.Nocardia species are opportunistic pathogens found in immuno compromised patients. Acute suppurative otitis media caused by this microorganism have been reported but however no report of mastoiditis was found in the English literature. We report a rare case of mastoiditis with petrous apex abscess caused by Nocardia in a HIV infected patient. Malaysian Medical Association. 2004 Article PeerReviewed Subha, Sethu Thakachy and Raman, Rajagopalan (2004) Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 59 (5). pp. 688-689. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.mma.org.my/ English |
| spellingShingle | Subha, Sethu Thakachy Raman, Rajagopalan Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. |
| title | Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. |
| title_full | Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. |
| title_fullStr | Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. |
| title_short | Nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient. |
| title_sort | nocardia infection of the mastoid in an immunocompromised patient |
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