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Disseminated nocardiosis in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome

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Nocardia Asteroides infection may occur in corticosteroid treated patients. However, nocardiosis in the presence of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome has been previously reported in rare cases. We report a patient with Cushing’s syndrome from bilateral nodular adrenal hyperplasia, in whom a disseminated form of nocardiosis complicated his hypercortisolism.

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  1. Divisione di Endocrinologia, Istituto di Semeiotica Medica, Università di Padova, Via Ospedale 105, 35128, Padova, Italy

    Marco Boscaro M.D., F. Fallo & N. Sonino

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Boscaro, M., Fallo, F. & Sonino, N. Disseminated nocardiosis in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome. J Endocrinol Invest 17, 443–445 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347735

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