Actinomycetoma caused by Nocardiopsis dassonvillei.
We report a case of mycetoma caused by Nocardiopsis dassonvillei in a 39-year-old man. He had multiple nodules and draining sinuses on the anterior aspect of his right leg just below the knee. Few cream-colored granules were seen in the exudate. The biopsy specimen showed gram-positive, non-acid-fast granules with distinct borders. An aerobic actinomycete isolated from the lesion was identified as N dassonvillei. We think that this is the first reported case of mycetoma caused by N dassonvillei.
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections; D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole