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Abdominal Abscesses Caused by Nocardia farcinica in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Nocardiosis is mainly an opportunistic infection that affects immunosuppressed individuals, with the most common manifestation being the pulmonary infection and cerebral abscesses. Abdominal abscesses caused by Nocardia is rare in diabetes patients. Here, we report a rare case of abdominal abscesses...

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Published in:Infection and drug resistance 2023, Vol.16, p.7447-7454
Main Authors: Wang, Xiuri, Liang, Yunxiao, Cheng, Qiuchen, Nong, Wei, Hu, Liuyang
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Nocardiosis is mainly an opportunistic infection that affects immunosuppressed individuals, with the most common manifestation being the pulmonary infection and cerebral abscesses. Abdominal abscesses caused by Nocardia is rare in diabetes patients. Here, we report a rare case of abdominal abscesses caused by Nocardia farcinica (N. farcinica) in a 56-year-old man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes and prolonged use of corticosteroids for the treatment of secondary adrenal insufficiency. Abdominal CT suggested abdominal abscesses, and the culture of the abscess puncture fluid identified it as N. farcinica by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Treatment with a combination of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) and imipenem/cilastatin (IPM/CS), along with surgical drainage and reduction in corticosteroid dosage, achieved successful outcomes in treating disseminated abdominal abscesses. Immunocompromised patients with unexplained fever, abdominal pain, and abdominal abscess should be suspected of Nocardia infection.
ISSN:1178-6973
1178-6973
DOI:10.2147/IDR.S441117