Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia takedensis.
- Author:
Taek Geun LEE
1
;
Woo Jung JIN
;
Woo Seok JEONG
;
Seung Hyun MOON
;
Tae Gwang KWON
;
Sook Kyung LEE
;
Hye Sook KANG
;
Hyun HWANGBO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Nocardia infections; Nocardia takedensis
- MeSH: Actinobacteria; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Korea; Nocardia Infections*; Nocardia*; Plants; Respiratory System; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Skin; Soil
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2017;29(4):471-475
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Nocardia species are aerobic, gram-positive, filamentous, partially acid-fast actinomycetes which are found worldwide in soil and decaying organic plant matter. When they infect human beings, they generally enter through the respiratory tract and then disseminate systemically. Rarely has a primary infection occurred as the result of direct inoculation. Isolation of Nocardia from clinical specimens and identification of species are difficult. But, with the introduction of new genetic technologies, reports of novel species of Nocardia have increased. We describe a case of cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis in an 87-year-old woman who was diagnosed by bacterial culture and 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing. N. takedensis has been described as a new species. This report describes the first clinical isolate of N. takedensis from a skin specimen in Korea.
