Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Disseminated Nocardia asteroides Presenting as Pulmonary Non-caseating Granulomas in a Patient with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Infection Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Disseminated nocardiosis has never been described before in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. We report an unusual case of disseminated nocardiosis in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia who presented with pulmonary non-caseating granulomas. The patient was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for 1 year.

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. Division of Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave. CM 8051, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Phone: (+1/314) 454-8214, Fax: -5392, e-mail: anucha@gwu.edu, , , , , , US

    A. Apisarnthanarak, B. Razavi & T. Bailey

Authors
  1. A. Apisarnthanarak
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. B. Razavi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. T. Bailey
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Received: May 20, 2001 · Revision accepted: September 25, 2001

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Apisarnthanarak, A., Razavi, B. & Bailey, T. Disseminated Nocardia asteroides Presenting as Pulmonary Non-caseating Granulomas in a Patient with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. Infection 30, 38–40 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-001-2048-z

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-001-2048-z

Search

Navigation