Very large abscesses of lower limbs by Nocardia farcinica requiring surgical management in patient with minimal change disease under chronic steroid treatment

Nephrology (Carlton). 2021 Oct;26(10):843-844. doi: 10.1111/nep.13905. Epub 2021 May 31.

Affiliations

¹ Nephrology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
² Internal Medicine Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
³ Haematology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
⁴ Surgery Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

PMID: 34060180
DOI: 10.1111/nep.13905

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Abscess / complications
Abscess / pathology
Abscess / surgery*
Aged
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Lower Extremity*
Male
Nephrosis, Lipoid / complications
Nephrosis, Lipoid / drug therapy
Nocardia Infections / complications
Nocardia Infections / pathology
Nocardia Infections / surgery*
Nocardia*
Prednisone / therapeutic use

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Prednisone

Supplementary concepts

Nocardia farcinica