AI Article Synopsis
- - Nocardiosis is a rare disease in the U.S., with cutaneous forms spreading in a sporotrichoid pattern, making diagnosis challenging without careful consideration.
- - The primary causative agents are Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasiliensis, the latter being most frequently linked to lymphocutaneous infections.
- - The article discusses a specific case of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis in a 65-year-old man with a weakened immune system and reviews existing literature on the topic.
Article Abstract
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.
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