title: Nocardia bursitis.
abstract: Nocardia asteroides was recovered from the olecranon bursa in a healthy young man with no predisposing illness. Diagnosis was made on bursal fluid culture. Clinical features and bursal fluid analysis were misleading. Our patient responded to sulfonamide therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Westchester County Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chowdhary
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Wormser
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002062:Bursitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides; D013411:Sulfadiazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013411:Sulfadiazine