Table 2.
Previously published cases of isolated abdominal/retroperitoneal nocardiosis.
| Case n°/Reference | Year ** | Age | Sex | Species | Site | Immune Status | Therapy Regimen | Therapy Duration | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [28] | 1976 | 49 | F | NR | Spleen abscess | Immunocompetent | Sulfisoxazole | NR | survived |
| 2 [9] | 1981 | 26 | F | N. asteroides | Perirenal area * | Post renal transplant | Sulphatriad, fusidic acid | NR | survived |
| 3 [10] | 1983 | 11 | F | N. asteroides | Liver and kidney abscesses | Immunocompetent | Surgical resection, Amk, TMP/SMX, Sulphadimidine | 12 weeks | survived |
| 4 [11] | 1986 | 76 | M | N. asteroides | Pancreas abscess | Immunocompetent | Surgical resection, A/clav, Amk, Orn, TMP/SMX | NR | survived |
| 5 [41] | 1990 | 19 | M | N. brasiliensis | Cholecystitis and Peritonitis | AIDS | NR | 7 days | died |
| 6 [12] | 1991 | 38 | M | N. asteroides | Left suprarenal abscess | AIDS | Surgical resection | NR | died |
| 7 [13] | 1996 | 67 | M | N. asteroides | Abdominal aortic aneurysm | Immunocompetent | TMP/SMX, Amk | NR | survived |
| 8 [14] | 2003 | 42 | M | N. farcinica | Psoas abscess | Immunocompetent | TMP/SMX | 11 months | survived |
| 9 [15] | 2004 | 37 | F | NR | Abdominal abscess | M. Crohn | NR | NR | NR |
| 10 [5] | 2004 | 34 | M | N. asteroides | Left Adrenal abscess | AIDS | Surgical resection, TMP/SMX, Cef | NR | survived |
| 11 [16] | 2007 | 25 | F | NR | Bilateral kidney abscesses | Corticosteroids and Azathioprin for SLE | Methylprednisolone | NR | died |
| 12 [17] | 2007 | 44 | F | NR | Jejunum | Post liver transplant | Surgical resection, Imi, Van | NR | died |
| 13 [18] | 2009 | 55 | M | NR | Kidney abscess | AIDS | Surgical resection | NR | NR |
| 14 [42] | 2010 | 83 | F | N. veterana | Bowel abscess | Colon cancer | Surgical resection, Cef, Gen, Met, TMP/SMX | NR | survived |
| 15 [19] | 2011 | 32 | F | NR | Bilateral abscesses of ovaries and fallopian tubes, omentum | Immunocompetent | Surgical resection, Mino, TMP/SMX, Amk, Line, Cip | 6 Months | survived |
| 16 [20] | 2012 | 59 | F | N. farcinica | Right adrenal compartment | Chronic hepatitis C, post treatment for lymphoma |
Amk, Cefu, TMP/SMX | 4 months | died |
| 17 [21] | 2012 | 54 | F | NR | Colon | Immunocompetent | Surgical resection, antibiotics not specified | NR | survived |
| 18 [22] | 2013 | 30 | F | NR | Left adnexal collection * | Immunocompetent | TMP/SMX, Amk | 6 months | survived |
| 19 [24] | 2016 | 58 | F | N. farcinica | Colon, blood | TNFa-antagonist for M. Crohn | Van, Met, Imi, Amk, TMP/SMX | 12 months | survived |
| 20 [23] | 2017 | 59 | M | N. farcinica | Liver abscess | Post liver transplant | TMP/SMX, Amk, Imi | NR | survived |
| 21 [2] | 2018 | 63 | F | N. paucivorans | Renal abscess | Post lung transplant | Surgical resection, Imi, TMP/SMX | 9–12 months | NR |
| 22 [25] | 2019 | 63 | M | N. farcinica | Liver (hepatitis) | Immunocompetent | TMP/SMX, Amk | 4 weeks | died |
| 23 [26] | 2019 | 11 | F | N. farcinica | Abdominal abscesses | Post renal transplant | TMP/SMX, Mer, Imi, Cila, Line | NR | NR |
| 24 [present report] | 81 | M | N. paucivorans | Right adrenal space | B-Cell Lymphoma, Hypogammaglobulinemia | Surgical resection, A/clav, TMP/SMX, Amk, Cef, Mino, Cip | 6 months | survived |
Abbreviations: AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Amk = amikacin; A/clav = amoxicillin + clavulanic acid; Cef = ceftriaxone; Cefu = cefuroxime; Cila = cilastin; Cip = ciprofloxacin; Gen = gentamycin; Imi = imipenem; Line = linezolid; Mer = meropenem; Mino = minocycline; NR = not reported; Orn = ornidazole; SLE = systemic lupus erythematodes; TNFa = tumor necrosis factor alpha; TMP/SMX = trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; Van = vancomycin; * not further specified; ** Year of publication.