Disseminated nocardiosis in a patient on infliximab and methylprednisolone for treatment-resistant Sweet's syndrome
A 62-year-old white man with a 10-year history of treatment-refractory Sweet's syndrome was admitted to the hospital with the onset of purpuric lesions. Methylprednisolone and infliximab were administered. Our patient developed disseminated Nocardia infection and eventually succumbed. Opportuni...
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Main Authors: | Elizabeth R Drone (Author), Allison L McCrory (Author), Natalie Lane (Author), Katherine Fiala (Author) |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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