title: Localized subcutaneous Nocardia farcinica abscess in a woman with overlap syndrome between systemic scleroderma and polymyositis.
abstract: Nocardia farcinica is an increasingly common cause of human infection in Europe. We observed an isolated nodular subcutaneous abscess due to N. farcinica in the forearm of a young patient with overlap syndrome between systemic sclerosis and polymyositis. Despite in vitro resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, this oral combination completely resolved the lesion within 3 weeks and was maintained for 6 months. The spectrum of cutaneous nocardiosis in the immunocompromised host is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Avicenne, Université Paris-Nord, Bobigny.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Auzary
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mouthon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soilleux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boiron
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guillevin
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome