Case report: Nocardia asteroides mycetoma
Lum, C.A.; Vadmal, M.S.
Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science 33(3): 329-333
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0091-7370 PMID: 12956451 Document Number: 559861
Primary cutaneous infections with Nocardia asteroides are rare and have been reported in immunocompromised patients. Herein, we report a case of primary cutaneous N. asteroides mycetoma of the skin in a 28-year-old immunocompetent woman [California, USA]. The infection was treated successfully with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Because a prolonged incubation time is required for the cultures and since additional biochemical tests are necessary for identification of this species, the clinician should alert the microbiology laboratory when such an infection is suspected clinically.