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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1999, p. 2323-2325, Vol. 37, No. 7
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Nocardia Thyroiditis: Unusual Location of Infection

Christian Carriere,1,* Helene Marchandin,1 Jean Michel Andrieu,2 Anne Vandome,3 and Colette Perez1

Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve,1 Service des Maladies Endocriniennes, Hôpital Lapeyronie,2 and Service de Médecine Interne E, Hôpital Saint Eloi,3 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France

Received 21 December 1998/Returned for modification 12 February 1999/Accepted 28 March 1999

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371, Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Phone: 33 4 67 33 58 86. Fax: 33 4 67 33 58 93. E-mail: c-carriere{at}chu-montpellier.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1999, p. 2323-2325, Vol. 37, No. 7
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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