Successful treatment of concomitant pulmonary nocardiosis an aspergillosis in an immunocompromised renal patient

A case is reported of rapid onset concomitant pulmonary infection with Nocardia and Aspergillus fumigatus in a patient six weeks after the institution of immunosuppressive therapy for renal vasculitis. Pulmonary lesions completely resolved on treatment with a combination of imipenem, cotrimoxazole a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 1993-02, Vol.12 (2), p.110-112
Hauptverfasser:	HOLT, R. I. G, KWAN, J. T. C, SEFTON, A. M, CUNNINGHAM, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antifungal agents Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Aspergillosis - complications Aspergillosis - drug therapy Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus fumigatus - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Cyclophosphamide - therapeutic use Drug Therapy, Combination Humans Imipenem - therapeutic use Immunocompromised Host Itraconazole Ketoconazole - analogs & derivatives Ketoconazole - therapeutic use Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases, Fungal - complications Lung Diseases, Fungal - drug therapy Male Medical sciences Nocardia Nocardia Infections - complications Nocardia Infections - drug therapy Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pneumonia - drug therapy Pneumonia - etiology Prednisolone - therapeutic use Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - complications Radiography Renal Dialysis Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	A case is reported of rapid onset concomitant pulmonary infection with Nocardia and Aspergillus fumigatus in a patient six weeks after the institution of immunosuppressive therapy for renal vasculitis. Pulmonary lesions completely resolved on treatment with a combination of imipenem, cotrimoxazole and a prolonged course of itraconazole.
ISSN:	0934-9723 1435-4373
DOI:	10.1007/BF01967584