title: Primary cutaneous nocardiosis.
abstract: A 37-year-old patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, who had been treated with oral corticosteroids for 10 years, developed primary cutaneous nocardiosis. Brown-violaceous, suppurative nodules and plaques arose on her right leg. Cultures of multiple biopsies on blood agar medium grew Nocardia. The patient received 500 mg of imipenem three times a day which resulted in complete regression of the lesions within two months. No relapse was observed 6 months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Modena, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Folgaresi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferdani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coppini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pincelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013845:Thienamycins; D015378:Imipenem