title: Cervicofacial nocardiosis in an immunocompetent child.
abstract: Nocardiosis occurs primarily as an opportunistic infection in an immunocompromised host. The infection may on rare occasion occur in a normal host confounding the diagnosis. It is also notably an uncommon infection in children. We report a 1-y-old girl with cervicofacial nocardial infection who presented with acute suppurative otitis media and lymphadenitis. This child did not have any predisposing risk factors for this infection and responded well to treatment with co-trimoxazole and chloramphenicol. She is doing well on follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nocardiosis in an immunocompetent small child is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health Unit II, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: T Sathish
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Julius Xavier
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Sugumaran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Promila Mohan
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: Mukkai Kesavan
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lalitha
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007223:Infant; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009333:Neck; D009615:Nocardia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination