Clinical Characteristics of Nocardia Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

Table 2

Comorbidities and clinical data of rheumatic disease patients with Nocardia infection.

Case no.	Pulmonary disease	Diabetes mellitus	HbA1c (%)	WBC (/𝜇L)	Lymphocyte (/𝜇L)	Alb (g/dL)	IgG (mg/dL)
1	Bronchial asthma	Yes	8.0	12400	409	2.7	705
2	No	No	4.5	8000	646	3.7	1111
3	Pulmonary tuberculosis	Yes	10.9	19600	585	3.6	1080
4	Interstitial pneumonitis	Yes	7.8	15100	1216	3.1	684
5	No	Yes	6.5	10400	1605	3.7	738
6	Pulmonary aspergillosis,; Pulmonary tuberculosis	Yes	6.8	12200	1159	3.8	1451
7	No	Yes	6.7	9800	510	3.7	1083
8	No	No	6.2	13100	550	3.8	880
9	Pulmonary tuberculosis	Yes	9.6	17100	684	3.0	740
10	Interstitial pneumonitis	Yes	6.8	9100	536	3.7	789

WBC: white blood cell; Alb: albumin.