title: A man with "shrub leg".
abstract: A 39-year-old man with confirmed HIV infection of six years' duration presented with painful swelling of his right lower leg. Two weeks earlier, he had scratched the leg on a shrub.
authors.affiliation: Medical Service, James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DeMasi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology