Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review

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Autor(a) principal: Baraboutis,Ioannis G.
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Argyropoulou,Athena, Papastamopoulos,Vasilios, Psaroudaki,Zoi, Paniara,Olga, Skoutelis,Athanasios T.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300018
Resumo: A 51 year old woman without significant past medical history or risk factors for Nocardia infection developed primary Nocardia nova sternal osteomyelitis with mediastinal abscess, diagnosed with open biopsy. She required prolonged antibiotic therapy and had a favorable outcome. Primary sternal osteomyelitis develops in the absence of a contiguous focus of infection, as opposed to secondary sternal osteomyelitis, which is usually a complication of sternotomy. Staphylococcus aureus probably still is the most common cause of both forms of sternal osteomyelitis. Nocardia species invade humans usually through the respiratory tract and can cause a variety of localized infections through the hematogenous route. Pulmonary involvement may or may not coexist. Immunosuppressed patients are more prone to infection by Nocardia species, although cases involving seemingly immunocompetent patients are not rare. This is the first reported case in the English literature of primary sternal osteomyelitis due to Nocardia nova or any other Nocardia species.
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spelling Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature reviewNocardia novaprimary sternal osteomyelitissecondary sternal osteomyelitisNocardia osteomyelitisA 51 year old woman without significant past medical history or risk factors for Nocardia infection developed primary Nocardia nova sternal osteomyelitis with mediastinal abscess, diagnosed with open biopsy. She required prolonged antibiotic therapy and had a favorable outcome. Primary sternal osteomyelitis develops in the absence of a contiguous focus of infection, as opposed to secondary sternal osteomyelitis, which is usually a complication of sternotomy. Staphylococcus aureus probably still is the most common cause of both forms of sternal osteomyelitis. Nocardia species invade humans usually through the respiratory tract and can cause a variety of localized infections through the hematogenous route. Pulmonary involvement may or may not coexist. Immunosuppressed patients are more prone to infection by Nocardia species, although cases involving seemingly immunocompetent patients are not rare. This is the first reported case in the English literature of primary sternal osteomyelitis due to Nocardia nova or any other Nocardia species.Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases2008-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300018Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.12 n.3 2008reponame:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseasesinstname:Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)instacron:BSID10.1590/S1413-86702008000300018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBaraboutis,Ioannis G.Argyropoulou,AthenaPapastamopoulos,VasiliosPsaroudaki,ZoiPaniara,OlgaSkoutelis,Athanasios T.eng2008-09-24T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-86702008000300018Revistahttps://www.bjid.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjid@bjid.org.br||lgoldani@ufrgs.br1678-43911413-8670opendoar:2008-09-24T00:00Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
title Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
spellingShingle Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
Baraboutis,Ioannis G.
Nocardia nova
primary sternal osteomyelitis
secondary sternal osteomyelitis
Nocardia osteomyelitis
title_short Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
title_full Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
title_fullStr Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
title_sort Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review
author Baraboutis,Ioannis G.
author_facet Baraboutis,Ioannis G.
Argyropoulou,Athena
Papastamopoulos,Vasilios
Psaroudaki,Zoi
Paniara,Olga
Skoutelis,Athanasios T.
author_role author
author2 Argyropoulou,Athena
Papastamopoulos,Vasilios
Psaroudaki,Zoi
Paniara,Olga
Skoutelis,Athanasios T.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Baraboutis,Ioannis G.
Argyropoulou,Athena
Papastamopoulos,Vasilios
Psaroudaki,Zoi
Paniara,Olga
Skoutelis,Athanasios T.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Nocardia nova
primary sternal osteomyelitis
secondary sternal osteomyelitis
Nocardia osteomyelitis
topic Nocardia nova
primary sternal osteomyelitis
secondary sternal osteomyelitis
Nocardia osteomyelitis
description A 51 year old woman without significant past medical history or risk factors for Nocardia infection developed primary Nocardia nova sternal osteomyelitis with mediastinal abscess, diagnosed with open biopsy. She required prolonged antibiotic therapy and had a favorable outcome. Primary sternal osteomyelitis develops in the absence of a contiguous focus of infection, as opposed to secondary sternal osteomyelitis, which is usually a complication of sternotomy. Staphylococcus aureus probably still is the most common cause of both forms of sternal osteomyelitis. Nocardia species invade humans usually through the respiratory tract and can cause a variety of localized infections through the hematogenous route. Pulmonary involvement may or may not coexist. Immunosuppressed patients are more prone to infection by Nocardia species, although cases involving seemingly immunocompetent patients are not rare. This is the first reported case in the English literature of primary sternal osteomyelitis due to Nocardia nova or any other Nocardia species.
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