Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis Due to Nocardia Farcinica: A Case Report of an Often Overlooked Infection.

Infect Drug Resist

Yichang Central People's Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

Published: April 2021

Primary cutaneous nocardiosis by is exceedingly rare. Only six cases have been reported from PubMed in the past 15 years. We encounter such a case in a 55-year-old man receiving long-term steroid and cyclophosphamide. Owing to no characteristic symptoms, the disease can be so easily overlooked and causes fatal consequences. Therefore, we herein discuss common features of primary cutaneous nocardiosis by that remind clinicians considering it.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8055275PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S306161DOI Listing

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