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Head actinomycetoma with a double aetiology, caused by Nocardia brasiliensis and N. asteroides
Author(s) -
SotoMendoza N.,
Bonifaz A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03615.x
Subject(s) - nocardia brasiliensis , nocardia , etiology , actinomycosis , nocardiaceae , nocardia infections , nocardiosis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , actinomycetales , pathology , dermatology , biology , streptomyces , bacteria , genetics
We describe a 64‐year‐old man with an actinomycetoma of the frontal region of the head caused simultaneously by two aetiological agents, Nocardia brasiliensis and N. asteroides . This case is presented due to the unusual body site affected and, above all, because two aetiological agents were isolated.