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11757165

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
A young, male, lepromatous leprosy patient with a severe necrotizing erythema nodosum leprosum reaction treated with prolonged oral steroids and thalidomide developed pleuritis that was caused by a rare opportunistic pathogen, Nocardia farcinica. This organism was resistant to most antibiotics but was susceptible to amikacin and minocycline. During the course of treatment the patient developed severe gastritis which necessitated the removal of clofazimine and the inclusion of an H2 receptor antagonist. Bilateral steroid-induced cataracts needed surgical correction. This case is being presented for its rare opportunistic bacterial infection and for the multiple complications which made treatment difficult.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0148-916X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
104-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Nocardia farcinica pleuritis in a lepromatous patient with severe necrotizing reaction: an unusual presentation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Schieffelin Leprosy Research and Training Center, Karigiri, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India 632 106.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports