TY - JOUR
T1 - Unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a result of a Nocardia farcinica laryngeal abscess
AU - Cohen, E.
AU - Blickstein, D.
AU - Inbar, E.
AU - Samra, Z.
AU - Weinberger, M.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1007/s100960050464
DO - 10.1007/s100960050464
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AN - SCOPUS:0034030712
SN - 0934-9723
VL - 19
SP - 224
EP - 227
JO - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
JF - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
IS - 3
ER -
