Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis as a Result of a Nocardia farcinica Laryngeal Abscess

  • Note
  • Published:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

 Nocardia farcinica is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, accounting for 20% of Nocardia isolates in the USA and 13–44% of isolates in Europe. The case of a 72-year-old lymphoma patient with a laryngeal abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica is presented. The initial clinical manifestation was unilateral vocal cord paralysis, which improved following surgical drainage of the abscess and therapy with imipenem. The English-language literature on human Nocardia farcinica infection is reviewed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Recanati Center for Medicine and Research & Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach-Tikva 49100, Israel e-mail: ecohen@ccsg.tau.ac.il, , , , , , IL

    E. Cohen

  2. Division of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach-Tikva 49100, Israel, , , , , , IL

    D. Blickstein

  3. Department of Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach-Tikva 49100, Israel, , , , , , IL

    E. Inbar

  4. Microbiology Laboratory, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach-Tikva 49100, Israel, , , , , , IL

    Z. Samra

  5. Internal Medicine C & Infectious Diseases, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach-Tikva 49100, Israel, , , , , , IL

    M. Weinberger

Authors
  1. E. Cohen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. D. Blickstein
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. E. Inbar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Z. Samra
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. M. Weinberger
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Cohen, E., Blickstein, D., Inbar, E. et al. Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis as a Result of a Nocardia farcinica Laryngeal Abscess. EJCMID 19, 224–227 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050464

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050464

Keywords

Search

Navigation