Primary cutaneous nocardiosis: a pitfall in the diagnosis of skin infection

Infection. 2017 Dec;45(6):927-928. doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-1033-0. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Authors

Mercè Grau Pérez¹, Antonio Casabella Pernas², María Del Pilar de la Rosa Del Rey³, Rosa Torrado González⁴

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. mer.grau@gmail.com.
² Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
³ Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
⁴ Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

PMID: 28573414
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-017-1033-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Biopsy
Humans
Leg Dermatoses / diagnosis*
Leg Dermatoses / drug therapy
Leg Dermatoses / microbiology
Male
Nocardia / isolation & purification*
Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
Nocardia Infections / microbiology
Risk Factors
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
Spain

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination