A case of nocardiosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis on chronic corticosteroids, infliximab, and upadacitinib
Key Clinical Message Immunosuppression, malnutrition, and underlying infection can unmask obscure infections which can be challenging to identify. Early diagnosis and treatment of infections in immunosuppressed patients are essential due to high morbidity and mortality. The immunosuppressive effects...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical Case Reports 2023-05, Vol.11 (5), p.e7362-n/a |
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Immunosuppression, malnutrition, and underlying infection can unmask obscure infections which can be challenging to identify. Early diagnosis and treatment of infections in immunosuppressed patients are essential due to high morbidity and mortality.
The immunosuppressive effects of treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC), including chronic corticosteroids, anti‐TNF agents, and JAK inhibitors, can impact the spread of latent or obscure infections. Clinicians should have a low threshold for pursuing aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in patients who show signs of clinical deterioration while on immunosuppressing medications. Our unique case highlights an immunosuppressed patient with UC who developed Nocardiosis after initiation of upadacitinib while hospitalized for concurrent UC flare and Clostridium difficile infection.
We report a complex infection of Nocardiosis and C. difficile colitis that developed in a patient with ulcerative colitis in the setting of chronic immunosuppression and malnutrition. |
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ISSN: | 2050-0904 2050-0904 |
DOI: | 10.1002/ccr3.7362 |