Rhodococcus equi lung abscess complicating Evan's syndrome treated with corticosteroid

Kenneth W.T. Tsang; Peter S.P. Lam; Kwok Y. Yuen; Clara C.G. Ooi; Wah Kit Lam; Mary Ip

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Rhodococcus equi lung abscess complicating Evan's syndrome treated with corticosteroid

Kenneth W.T. Tsang, Peter S.P. Lam, Kwok Y. Yuen, Clara C.G. Ooi, Wah Kit Lam, Mary Ip

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Abstract

We report a case of Rhodococcus equi, an unusual pathogen, causing a right upper lobe lung abscess in a patient with Evan's syndrome (auto-immune haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenia) who was treated with high-dose corticosteroid therapy. The patient was treated successfully with clarithromycin, vancomycin, ciprofloxacin and imipenen which appear to be effective in combination for this unusual condition in which the treatment regimen has been controversial.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	327-330
Number of pages	4
Journal	Respiration
Volume	65
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000029288
Publication status	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Evan's syndrome
Lung abscess
Rhodococcus equi

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