Pleuro-Pulmonary Nocardiosis as Opportunistic Infection in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C under Combination Treatment with Pegylated Interferon, Ribavirin, and Boceprevir.

Authors :: Putz-Bankuti C
Kessler HH
Valentin T
Leitner E
Talakic E
Schoellnast H
Fickert P
Krejs GJ
Stauber RE
Source :: Case reports in hepatology [Case Reports Hepatol] 2013; Vol. 2013, pp. 529041. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 09.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Nocardiosis is an infrequent but serious pulmonary infection caused by Gram-positive aerobic actinomycetes. In this paper, we report on a 48-year-old patient with pleuropulmonary nocardiosis and cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C virus infection treated with triple antiviral treatment complicated by prolonged neutropenia.

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