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VOLUME 16 , ISSUE 1 ( January-June, 2014 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Nocardia causing chronic suppurative otitis media and cortical venous thrombosis

Kiran Chawla, Anusha Gopinathan, Chandrashekar Udyawara Kudru, Shivashankara Kaniyoor Nagiri

Keywords : Cortical venous thrombosis, CSOM, Nocardia asteroides

Citation Information : Chawla K, Gopinathan A, Kudru CU, Nagiri SK. Nocardia causing chronic suppurative otitis media and cortical venous thrombosis. 2014; 16 (1):27-29.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-1282.134461

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 15-07-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.


Abstract

Nocardia is known to cause myriad of infections like pulmonary, cutaneous or disseminated in immunocompromised persons. We report a rare case of Nocardia asteroides complex causing chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), and then leading to cortical venous thrombosis. The patient was treated successfully and discharged till follow-up.

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