Cutaneous and pulmonary nocardiosis in pemphigus vulgaris: A rare complication of immunosuppressive therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1204-1206

  Asilian, A ^a   Yoosefi, A ^a   Faghihi, G ^a  

^a ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIOSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; RELAPSE; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; PEMPHIGUS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33749823353     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02738.x     Document Type: Article

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