Table 5 The time interval of mass begins reducing after antibiotics treatment and length of follow-up among 7 patients
From: Nocardiosis in glomerular disease patients with immunosuppressive therapy
Patient | Size of abscess | Time to abscess reduction | Length of follow-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Before treatment | After treatment | |||
1 | brain: 10 × 8 mm | brain: decrease | buttock: 8 days | 4.5 months |
buttock: 141 × 43 mm | buttock: decreased | intracranial: 30 days | ||
2 | – | – | right thigh: 18 days | 3 months |
3 | lung:31 × 36 mm | lung: decreased | lung: 12 days | 3.5 months |
4 | – | – | right middle finger: 3 days | loss to follow-up |
5 | right neck:74x36mm | right neck: 75x29cm | right neck: 10 days | 3 months |
lung:58x68mm | lung: 43x60mm | lung: 10 days | ||
6 | right hip: 60 × 27 mm | right hip: 8 mm in the widest position | neck: 5 days | 3 months |
right hip: 17 days | ||||
7 | lung: 44x40x41mm | lung: decreased | back: 15 days | 6 months |
brain: 10x10mm | brain: 7x4mm | lung: 80 days | ||
brain: 2 months | ||||