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Primary cutaneous nocardiosis due to Nocardia nova in a healthy woman
Author(s) -
Shimizu A.,
Ishikawa O.,
Nagai Y.,
Mikami Y.,
Nishimura K.
Publication year - 2001
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.1365-2133.2001.04302.x
Subject(s) - dapsone , nocardiosis , medicine , dermatology , skin biopsy , dorsum , nocardia , mycetoma , abscess , nocardia infections , nova (rocket) , biopsy , pathology , surgery , biology , anatomy , bacteria , genetics , aeronautics , engineering
We describe a 68‐year‐old healthy woman with an unusual skin manifestation of mycetoma. A dark reddish erythematous plaque was present on the dorsum of the left hand for over 10 years. A skin biopsy revealed sulphur granules in the abscess, and Nocardia nova was identified from the specimen. Treatment with dapsone resulted in significant improvement. We review the clinical features of cutaneous N. nova infections.