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Primary cutaneous nocardiosis |
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 8, Number 6, 430-1, September 1998, Cas cliniques
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Author(s) : Mario FOLGARESI, Graziella FERDANI, Maurizio COPPINI, Carlo PINCELLI |
Summary : 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. |
Keywords : Nocardia, skin.) |
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