Nocardia intracranial mycotic aneurysm associated with proteasome inhibitor

Siriththin Chansirikarnjana; Anucha Apisarnthanarak; Nuntra Suwantarat; Pansachee Damronglerd; Sasinuch Rutjanawech; Suttichai Visuttichaikit; Thana Khawcharoenporn

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00601

Nocardia intracranial mycotic aneurysm associated with proteasome inhibitor

IDCases. 2019 Jul 18:18:e00601. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00601. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Siriththin Chansirikarnjana¹, Anucha Apisarnthanarak^{1

2}, Nuntra Suwantarat^{1

3}, Pansachee Damronglerd^{1

2}, Sasinuch Rutjanawech^{1

2}, Suttichai Visuttichaikit¹, Thana Khawcharoenporn^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand.
³ Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand.

Abstract

We report a case of Nocardia farcinica ruptured intracranial mycotic aneurysm associated with bortezomib and corticosteroid treatment in a multiple myeloma patient. The patient was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and moxifloxacin together with surgical repairment of intracranial mycotic aneurysm.

Keywords: Multiple myeloma; Mycotic aneurysm; Nocardia; Nocardia farcinica; Proteasome inhibitor.

Publication types

Case Reports