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PRIMARY LYMPHOCUTANEOUS NOCARDIOSIS CAUSED BY NOCARDIA OTITIDISCAVIARUM

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Akifusa Wada, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, 2-5-1 Tojinmachi, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-0063, Japan. Tel: (+81) 92-713-3111, Fax: (+81) 92-713-3122.

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Shuichi Matsuda

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

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Hideaki Kubota

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

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Hiromasa Miura

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

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Yukihide Iwamoto

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S021881040200114XCited by:9 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

A case of primary lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a 69-year-old previously healthy woman is described. The organism was identified in cultures of pus specimens. The patient was treated with a six-month course of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole chemotherapy following incision and drainage, and the infection completely resolved.

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