Nocardia asteroides Peritonitis in a Patient with Cirrhosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Only five cases of peritoneal involvement during the course of nocardiosis have been reported to date. We describe a case of peritonitis due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient with cirrhosis who was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1994-06, Vol.18 (6), p.1010-1011
Main Authors: Rodríguez, Mónica, Forné, Montserrat, Viver, Josep, Lite, Josep, Garau, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS
Ascitic Fluid
Cirrhosis
Correspondence
HIV
HIV Infections - complications
Hospital admissions
Humans
Infections
Liver Cirrhosis - complications
Lung diseases
Male
Nocardia asteroides
Nocardia asteroides - isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections - etiology
Opportunistic Infections - etiology
Peritoneal diseases
Peritonitis
Peritonitis - etiology
Peritonitis - microbiology
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Summary:Only five cases of peritoneal involvement during the course of nocardiosis have been reported to date. We describe a case of peritonitis due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient with cirrhosis who was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clinids/18.6.1010