title: Acute primary cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Case report.
abstract: We report a case of acute primary cutaneous infection of traumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides, appeared as cellulitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnosis was established by direct examination and cultures from aspirate specimens. The clinical forms of Nocardia infections that affect the skin, reported in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kmohan
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Dal Forno
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology