A case report and review of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by  Nocardia brasiliensis  reported in China | Zendy

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A case report and review of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis reported in China

Author(s) -

Mu YunZhu,

Liu Ying,

Wang YuJuan,

Zhang ZhengZhong

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

dermatologic therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1529-8019

pISSN - 1396-0296

DOI - 10.1111/dth.13001

Subject(s) - nocardia brasiliensis , nocardiosis , medicine , nocardia , actinomycosis , dermatology , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics

Primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis is an uncommon disease. The present authors report a Chinese woman presented with lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by N. brasiliensis . The lesion begin with her right hand after an unknown insect sting and evolved rapidly and formed painful erythema and two subcutaneous nodules and abscesses on her right forearm in 5 days. N. brasiliensis was isolated from pustule and identified by gene sequencing. The patient received 2 weeks of combination therapy contained infusion of amoxilin potassioum clavinet and oral TMP/SMX and followed by a single therapy of oral TMP/SMX for 1 month and got a marked improvement. The present authors reviewed a case of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by N. brasiliensis reported in China.

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