Nocardiosis Associated with Novel Agents at Relapsed Multiple Myeloma: Case Series

Atakan Turgutkaya

Division of Hematology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın, Turkey.

Zahit Bolaman

Division of Hematology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın, Turkey.

Emel Ceylan

Division of Pulmonology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın, Turkey.

Murat Telli

Division of Microbiology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın, Turkey.

Berna Gültekin Korkmazgil

Division of Microbiology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın, Turkey.

Can Karaman

Division of Radiology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın, Turkey.

İrfan Yavaşoğlu *

Division of Hematology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın, Turkey.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Nocardiosis is a gram positive bacterial infection caused by aerobicactinomycetes. It’s nonspesific presentation and radiographic findings usually make it undiagnosed with highly fatal outcomes. The patients with intracelluler defects are prone to nocardiosis. Multiplemyelom(MM) itself is a mainly humoral deficiency disorder because of defective antibodies but recent drugs such as proteasome inhibitors and immuno modulatory drugs also cause cellular deficiency. Here we presented two definite and oneprobable pulmonary nocardiosis patients who have a diagnosis of MM, autologou shematopoetic stem cell transplant history in their past and anti myeloma therapy presently.

Keywords: Nocardiosis, multiple myeloma, gram-positive bacterial infection, actinomycetes.


How to Cite

Turgutkaya, Atakan, Zahit Bolaman, Emel Ceylan, Murat Telli, Berna Gültekin Korkmazgil, Can Karaman, and İrfan Yavaşoğlu. 2019. “Nocardiosis Associated With Novel Agents at Relapsed Multiple Myeloma: Case Series”. International Blood Research & Reviews 10 (1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130111.

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