Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia farcinica / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 194-198, 2016.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-182979
ABSTRACT
The Nocardia species are aerobic Gram-positive filamentous bacteria found worldwide in soil and decaying organic plant matter. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis is a rare entity and most commonly caused by Nocardia brasiliensis (N. brasiliensis). However, it can rarely be caused by N. farcinica, which is recognized as a human pathogen. Here we report a case of a 54-year-old female patient who presented with erythematous nodules on her abdomen for 1 week. She had been treated with methotrexate and prednisolone due to systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. By bacterial culture and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, the patient was diagnosed with a primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by N. farcinica, which has not previously been reported in the Korean dermatological literature.
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Main subject:
Plants
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Soil
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Bacteria
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Prednisolone
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Methotrexate
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Abdomen
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
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Nocardia
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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