Nocardia pneumonia with empyema thoracis in a healthy neonate: A case report
A 40-day-old male infant presented with fever and non-productive cough for 3 weeks, tachypnea and dyspnea 5 days before admission. The chest radiograph and computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed right lung consolidation with pleural effusion. Pleural tapping showed frank pus that grew Nocardia aste...
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th-mahidol.216812018-07-24T10:52:37Z Nocardia pneumonia with empyema thoracis in a healthy neonate: A case report Taweewong Tantracheewathorn Somsak Lolekha Supapan Tantracheewathorn Vajira Hospital Mahidol University Medicine A 40-day-old male infant presented with fever and non-productive cough for 3 weeks, tachypnea and dyspnea 5 days before admission. The chest radiograph and computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed right lung consolidation with pleural effusion. Pleural tapping showed frank pus that grew Nocardia asteroides. The CT scan of the brain and abdomen were normal. The patient was treated with 15 mg/kg/day of trimethoprim and 75 mg/kg/day of sulfamethoxazole intravenously for 3 weeks and then orally for 6 months with complete recovery. T cell quantitative studies were normal and anti-HIV was non-reactive. A flow cytometric assay with Staphylococcal aureus and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) as the stimulants showed normal oxidative burst which represented normal intracellular killing. One year after completion of treatment, he was healthy and the chest radiograph was normal. 2018-07-24T03:52:36Z 2018-07-24T03:52:36Z 2004-04-01 Conference Paper Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.87, No.4 (2004), 438-441 01252208 2-s2.0-2942596541 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21681 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=2942596541&origin=inward |
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A 40-day-old male infant presented with fever and non-productive cough for 3 weeks, tachypnea and dyspnea 5 days before admission. The chest radiograph and computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed right lung consolidation with pleural effusion. Pleural tapping showed frank pus that grew Nocardia asteroides. The CT scan of the brain and abdomen were normal. The patient was treated with 15 mg/kg/day of trimethoprim and 75 mg/kg/day of sulfamethoxazole intravenously for 3 weeks and then orally for 6 months with complete recovery. T cell quantitative studies were normal and anti-HIV was non-reactive. A flow cytometric assay with Staphylococcal aureus and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) as the stimulants showed normal oxidative burst which represented normal intracellular killing. One year after completion of treatment, he was healthy and the chest radiograph was normal. |
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Nocardia pneumonia with empyema thoracis in a healthy neonate: A case report |
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Nocardia pneumonia with empyema thoracis in a healthy neonate: A case report |
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