title: Mycetoma caused by Nocardia transvalensis.
abstract: Nocardia transvalensis can be a rare cause of actinomycotic mycetoma. A 40 year old man presented with his right arm showing multiple discharging sinuses, which had been present for four years. N transvalensis was isolated from a biopsy specimen. No other underlying disease was detected. The patient was successfully managed with surgical excision of the lesion and treatment with co-trimoxazole. This is the first case of N transvalensis infection to be reported from the Indian subcontinent as far as is known.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy