Nocardia asteroides septicemia in a pemphigus patient. Successful treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and amikacin association

O Chosidow; P Wolkenstein; M Bagot; F Girard-Pipau; C Brun-Buisson; S Fraitag; J C Roujeau; J Revuz

Nocardia asteroides septicemia in a pemphigus patient. Successful treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and amikacin association

Dermatologica. 1990;181(4):311-3.

Authors

O Chosidow¹, P Wolkenstein, M Bagot, F Girard-Pipau, C Brun-Buisson, S Fraitag, J C Roujeau, J Revuz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Université Paris-XII, Créteil, France.

PMID: 2073962

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with pemphigus who presented Nocardia asteroides septicemia. The infection was controlled with an original association of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and amikacin.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amikacin / administration & dosage
Amikacin / therapeutic use*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Humans
Injections, Intravenous
Middle Aged
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy*
Nocardia Infections / microbiology
Nocardia asteroides*
Pemphigus / complications*
Sepsis / drug therapy*
Sepsis / microbiology
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / administration & dosage
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use*

Substances

Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Amikacin