Unusually located lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis |
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| Authors: | W. NAKA,S. MIYAKAWA,H. NIIZEKI,T. FUKUDA,Y. MIKAMI&dagger ,T. NISHIKAWA |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160, Japan;Division of Dermatology, Kawasaki City Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan;Division of Experimental Chemotherapy, Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicosis, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Summary We report a patient with primary lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis infection affecting the face and left arm. The mode of infection was via skin abrasions which occurred 2 weeks prior to the development of the skin lesions. Treatment with intravenous minocycline for 4 weeks resulted in a cure. We also review 12 previously reported Japanese cases of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis. |
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