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Case Reports
. 1999 Jul;37(7):2323-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.7.2323-2325.1999.

Nocardia thyroiditis: unusual location of infection

C Carriere  1 , H Marchandin, J M Andrieu, A Vandome, C Perez
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Case Reports

Nocardia thyroiditis: unusual location of infection

C Carriere et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jul.

Abstract

Nocardia asteroides complex is an important opportunistic agent in immunocompromised hosts. Usually, primary pulmonary infection occurs and is followed by dissemination of the pathogen to the central nervous system and soft tissues. As described in the literature, almost every organ can be infected, but to our knowledge, Nocardia has been described as a pathogen responsible for thyroid abscess in only one report, which was published in 1993. The present report is the second case report of Nocardia thyroiditis. The patient was under immunosuppressor treatment following a combined liver-kidney transplant and presented with a preexisting nodular goiter which was probably a predisposing factor to the start and development of the thyroid infection.

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FIG. 1
Gram-stained specimen from the thyroid abscess, obtained by puncture, showing irregular, gram-positive, branching, filamentous rods. Magnification, ×950.
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