Acute primary cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Case report
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J O Lopes1, C B Silva, C Kmohan
1Serviço de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo
|November 1, 1995
Abstract:
We report a case of acute primary cutaneous infection of traumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides, appeared as cellulitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnosis was established by direct examination and cultures from aspirate specimens. The clinical forms of Nocardia infections that affect the skin, reported in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, are discussed.