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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 597-599
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Systemic Nocardia infection in a patient with Behçet's disease

G. E. Pamuk, O. N. Pamuk, F. Tabak1, A. Mert1, R. Öztürk1 and Y. Aktuglu1

Departments of Internal Medicine and
1 Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

SIR, Behçet's disease is an inflammatory disease of unknown cause, characterized by recurrent oral aphthous and genital ulcers, uveitis and skin lesions [1]. Gastrointestinal symptoms and central nervous system, large vessel or ocular involvement might necessitate the use of high-dose corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive agents [2]. Infections with Nocardia species are rare and generally seen in immunocompromised subjects [3]. N. asteroides is the most frequent offender in humans; it is mostly associated with skin, lung, and brain abscesses [4]. We . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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