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O Cases-Perera1, J Aguilera-Saez2, A Monte2
1Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
Abstract:
Skin nocardiosis is an uncommon form of cutaneous infection caused by Nocardia. More than 100 different species have been isolated and they mainly inhabit soil and water. Cutaneous affection can be divided into primary and secondary forms. Cell culture is the most used diagnosis method and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole the antibiotic treatment.We present a patient diagnosed with skin nocardiosis whose way of inoculation has not been described in the literature. However in future this kind of infection will probably increase due to the increasing interest in phytotherapy. Physicians should be aware of clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment.
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