Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia brasiliensis.
- Author:
Gyo Shin KANG
1
;
Dong Min KIM
;
Myung Hoon LEE
;
Moo Kyu SUH
;
Gyoung Yim HA
;
Tae Jung JANG
;
Kyungwon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cutaneous;
Nocardia brasiliensis;
Nocardiosis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Communicable Diseases;
Humans;
Nocardia;
Nocardia Infections;
Respiratory System;
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S;
Skin;
Sulfamethoxazole
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(8):730-734
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nocardiosis is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening infectious disease caused by several species of the genus Nocardia, which are Gram-positive branched bacilli. Most infections enter through the respiratory tract and then disseminate systemically but rarely has a primary infection occurred resulting from direct inoculation. Isolation of Nocardia from clinical specimens and identification of species is difficult and require a specialized microbiologist. We report a case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by N. brasiliensis in a 68-year-old man who was diagnosed by bacterial culture and 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing. The skin lesions improved with trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole antibiotic therapy for 6 months.
