Lymphocutaneous Nocardiosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Nocardiosis remains a fairly uncommon disease in the United States. Cutaneous nocardiosis is one of many infections that can spread in a sporotrichoid pattern and therefore can be difficult to diagnose without a high index of suspicion. It is mainly caused by Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasili...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cutis (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2010-02, Vol.85 (2), p.73-76
Hauptverfasser:	BRYANT, Elizabeth, DAVIS, Carrie L, KUCENIC, Michael James, MARK, Lawrence A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Dermatology Diagnosis, Differential Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunocompromised Host Infectious diseases Lymphatic Diseases - diagnosis Lymphatic Diseases - drug therapy Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Nocardia Infections - diagnosis Nocardia Infections - drug therapy Skin Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis Skin Diseases, Bacterial - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Nocardiosis remains a fairly uncommon disease in the United States. Cutaneous nocardiosis is one of many infections that can spread in a sporotrichoid pattern and therefore can be difficult to diagnose without a high index of suspicion. It is mainly caused by Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasiliensis, with N brasiliensis isolated in most cases of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis. We present a case of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis in a 65-year-old immunosuppressed man and review the literature.
ISSN:	0011-4162 2326-6929