만성 림프구성 백혈병 환자에서 발생한 노카르디아증(Novardiosis) 1례

Abstract

Nocardiosis is an acute, subacute, or chronic infection, most of tsn beginning in the lung, and usually affects the immunocompromised host. Nocardial infections are not rare in the United Slates, 500 to 1000 cases are recognized each year, but rarely reported in Korea. Disorders associated with cellular immune dysfunction are the maior risk factors for nocardiosis. We report one casts of brain and retroperitoneal abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides in patient who has had a chronic lymphocytic leuksmia and diabetes mellitus, with a review of the relevant literature.