title: A case of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis with a review of lymphocutaneous nocardiosis reported in Japan.
abstract: An 82-year-old Japanese male developed nodules and ulcers along the lymphatics after a fall in the garden of his house resulting in injuries to the dorsum of his left hand which lasted for 3 months. Nocardia brasiliensis was isolated from a nodule, supporting a diagnosis of the lymphocutaneous type of nocardiosis. He had previously developed generalized bone metastasis from prostatic cancer, and his resulting depressed immunity might have played a part in the nocardiosis genesis. Sixteen cases of the lymphocutaneous type of nocardiosis reported in Japan were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kumamoto Rosai Hospital, Yatsushiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy