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Rita Siksniute1, Vilune Martinkiene1, Rokas Jurkonis2

  • 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47116 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
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This case report details the first instance of actinomycetoma in an immunocompetent patient caused by Gordonia rubripertincta. It highlights the diagnostic and treatment challenges of this rare bone infection.

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Gordonia rubripertinctaactinomycetomacase reportmycetoma

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