Primary cutaneous disease due to Nocardia asteriodes--a case report.
A case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis on abdominal wall, caused by Nocardia asterides is reported here. The site and the organism are both rarely encountered. The patient responded to sulphonamide treatment.
Ingole
K V
KV
Department of Microbiology, V.N. Govt. Medical College, Yavatmal.
Fule
R P
RP
Jalgaonkar
S V
SV
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*