Case Report
BibTex RIS Cite

Papülopüstüler lezyonlarla başvuran pediatrik lösemi hastasında nokardiya enfeksiyonu

Year 2019, , 76 - 79, 29.09.2019
https://doi.org/10.33204/mucosa.621227

Abstract

Nocardia anareobik gram pozitif bir bakteri olup sporların inhalasyonu ya da direk inokulasyonu ile bulaşır. Nocardia enfeksiyonu genellikle sağlıklı kişilerde değil, hücresel immunitenin bozulduğu malign hastalıklarda, steroid ve immunsupresif tedavi alanlarda görülmektedir. Nocardia enfeksiyonları sık görülmemesi nedeni ile daha çok olgu sunumları yada olgu serileri şeklinde rapor edilmektedir. Rapor edilen olgular da daha çok yetişkin olgulardır. Biz burada akut lenfoblastik lösemi tanısı ile idame kemoterapisi almakta iken papülopüstüler lezyonlar ile başvuran, başlangıçta klinik bulguları normal olup, takibinde pulmoner ve kutanöz Nocardia farcinica enfeksiyonu tanısı koyulan çocuk hastayı rapor ettik. İmmunsupresif hastalarda Nocardia enfeksiyonunun klinik bulgularının başlangıçta belirgin olmaması nedeni ile bu hastalarda çok dikkatli olunmalıdır. Klinik bulguların tam ortaya çıkması beklenmeden ampirik olarak tedaviye başlanması mortalitesi yüksek olan Nocardia enfeksiyonlarının tedavisini mümkün kılabilmektedir.

Supporting Institution

yok

Project Number

yok

Thanks

yok

References

  • 1. Boamah H, Puranam P, Sandre RM. Disseminated Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompetent patient.ID Cases 2016;12:9-12.
  • 2. Takiguchi Y, Ishizaki S, Kobayashi T, et al. Pulmonary Nocardiosis: A clinical analysis of 30 cases. Intern Med 2017;56:1485-90.
  • 3. McHugh KE, Sturgis CD, Procop GW, et al. The cytopathology of Actinomyces, Nocardia, and their mimickers. Diagn Cytopathol 2017;45:1105-15.
  • 4. Pui CH, Pei D, Sandlund JT, et al. Long-term results of St Jude total therapy studies 11, 12, 13A, 13B, and 14 for childhood acutelymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2010;24:371-82.
  • 5. Wang HL, Seo YH, LaSala PR, et al. Nocardiosis in 132 patients with cancer: microbiological and clinical analyses. Am J Clin Pathol 2014;142:513-23.
  • 6. Haussaire D, Fournier PE, Djiguiba K, et al. Nocardiosis in the south of France over a 10-years period, 2004-2014. Int J Infect Dis 2017;57:13-20.
  • 7. Zhu N, Zhu Y, Wang Y, et al. Pulmonary and cutaneous infection caused by Nocardia farcinica in a patient with nephrotic syndrome: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017;96:7211.
  • 8. Hemmersbach-Miller M, Catania J , Saullo JL. Updates on nocardia skin and soft tissue infections in solid organ transplantation. Current Infectious Disease Reports 2019;21:27.

Nocardia infection presenting with papulopustular lesions in a patient with pediatric leukemia

Year 2019, , 76 - 79, 29.09.2019
https://doi.org/10.33204/mucosa.621227

Abstract

Nocardia is an anaerobic gram-positive bacterium and it is transmitted through inhalation of spores or by direct injection. Nocardia generally does not cause infections in healthy individuals, the agent may become pathogenic in the presence of malignant diseases that impair cellular immunity, and in individuals who are treated with steroids or immunosuppressives. Case reports related to Nocardia farcinica infections generally describe older patients. Herein; we report a patient, who were receiving maintance chemotheraphy for acute lympholastic leukemia (ALL), admitted with papulopustular lesions otherwise normal physical findings but later diagnosed pulmonary and cutaneous Nocardia farcinica infection. The initiation of empirical therapy before the appearance of clinical signs in these patients can potentially cure Nocardia infections, which are otherwise associated with a high rate of mortality.

Project Number

yok

References

  • 1. Boamah H, Puranam P, Sandre RM. Disseminated Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompetent patient.ID Cases 2016;12:9-12.
  • 2. Takiguchi Y, Ishizaki S, Kobayashi T, et al. Pulmonary Nocardiosis: A clinical analysis of 30 cases. Intern Med 2017;56:1485-90.
  • 3. McHugh KE, Sturgis CD, Procop GW, et al. The cytopathology of Actinomyces, Nocardia, and their mimickers. Diagn Cytopathol 2017;45:1105-15.
  • 4. Pui CH, Pei D, Sandlund JT, et al. Long-term results of St Jude total therapy studies 11, 12, 13A, 13B, and 14 for childhood acutelymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2010;24:371-82.
  • 5. Wang HL, Seo YH, LaSala PR, et al. Nocardiosis in 132 patients with cancer: microbiological and clinical analyses. Am J Clin Pathol 2014;142:513-23.
  • 6. Haussaire D, Fournier PE, Djiguiba K, et al. Nocardiosis in the south of France over a 10-years period, 2004-2014. Int J Infect Dis 2017;57:13-20.
  • 7. Zhu N, Zhu Y, Wang Y, et al. Pulmonary and cutaneous infection caused by Nocardia farcinica in a patient with nephrotic syndrome: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017;96:7211.
  • 8. Hemmersbach-Miller M, Catania J , Saullo JL. Updates on nocardia skin and soft tissue infections in solid organ transplantation. Current Infectious Disease Reports 2019;21:27.
There are 8 citations in total.

Details

Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Case Reports
Authors

Aysenur Bahadir 0000-0001-9226-369X

Gulay Kaya

Erol Erduran This is me

Project Number yok
Publication Date September 29, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019

Cite

Vancouver Bahadir A, Kaya G, Erduran E. Nocardia infection presenting with papulopustular lesions in a patient with pediatric leukemia. Mucosa. 2019;2(3):76-9.