Primary lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum

Hand Surg. 2002 Dec;7(2):285-7. doi: 10.1142/s021881040200114x.

Abstract

A case of primary lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a 69-year-old previously healthy woman is described. The organism was identified in cultures of pus specimens. The patient was treated with a six-month course of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole chemotherapy following incision and drainage, and the infection completely resolved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drainage
  • Female
  • Hand / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Diseases / microbiology*
  • Nocardia / isolation & purification
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Nocardia Infections / therapy
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / therapy
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination