title: First case report of Nocardia veterana causing nodular lymphangitis in an immunocompromised host.
abstract: We report a unique case of ascending cutaneous lymphangitis in a 72-year-old immunocompromised man from which a newly described Nocardia species was isolated by 16S ribosomal gene sequencing. Treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resulted in successful resolution of symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of N. veterana implicated in causing ascending cutaneous lymphangitis.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: Rima
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clayton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008205:Lymphangitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Nocardia; immunocompromised; nodular lymphangitis