Concomitant Pulmonary Nocardiosis and Candidiasis in a Patient on Steroids – A Case Report

International Journal of Research in Health Sciences,2014,2,1,353-355.

Published:January 2014

Type:Case Report

Authors:

Author(s) affiliations:

Tejashree A¹, G.S.Vijay Kumar², Madhuri Kulkarni³, Thejaswini.H.S⁴

^1,3-Professor, ²-Professor and HOD, ⁴-Post Graduate, Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College, Mysore- 570004, Karnataka, INDIA.

Abstract:

Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection, a possible cause of pulmonary & systemic infection in immunocompromised patients. We report on a case of concomitant Nocardiosis & Candidiasis, in recently diagnosed 50 year old woman with auto immune haemolytic anaemia with bilateral extensive pneumonia with septicaemia. The patient was on low dose corticosteroid as a short course therapy which has predisposed for nocardiosis and candidiasis. Patient was treated with Amikacin, Imipenem, Linezolid and Ceftriaxone.

Keywords:Auto immune haemolytic anemia, Bilateral extensive pneumonia, Candidiasis, Low dose corticosteroids, Pulmonary nocardiosis