Unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a result of a Nocardia farcinica laryngeal abscess

E. Cohen; D. Blickstein; E. Inbar; Z. Samra; M. Weinberger

doi:10.1007/s100960050464

Unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a result of a Nocardia farcinica laryngeal abscess

E. Cohen^*
, D. Blickstein
, E. Inbar
, Z. Samra
, M. Weinberger

^*Corresponding author for this work

Rabin Medical Center Israel

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-227
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050464
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a result of a Nocardia farcinica laryngeal abscess

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