Acute primary cutaneous nocardiosis.
An acute localized, purulent skin lesion developed on the right knee of an 8-year-old girl and was subsequently diagnosed as a primary cutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis infection. It was soon accompanied by intense lymphangitis and regional adenopathy. The patient had a history of a minor abrasion contaminated by soil at the site of infection 8 days before the infection became evident. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of minocycline and dapsone.
Hironaga Dermatology Clinic, Moriyama, Japan.
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Hironaga
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Mochizuki
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Watanabe
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003622:Dapsone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008911:Minocycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*
D003622:Dapsone; D008911:Minocycline