Nocardia abscessus Cutaneous Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Literature / 대한임상미생물학회지
Annals of Clinical Microbiology
;
: 64-67, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-717230
ABSTRACT
We describe a cutaneous abscess caused by Nocardia abscessus in a previously healthy woman. A 74-year-old woman presented with recurrent bullae on her left forearm that developed 1 week prior and was initially suspected to be a cutaneous infection with Mycobacteria or Tinea corporis. Histopathologically, the skin lesion formed an abscess. A smear revealed a few branched Gram-positive filamentous microorganisms that formed a creamy white colony on a blood agar plate after incubation for 3 days. The colony tested negative on acid-fast bacilli (AFB) staining, but was positive on modified AFB staining. The isolate was confirmed to be N. abscessus by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. The isolate was susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amikacin, cefotaxime and erythromycin but resistant to penicillin. The patient was treated with clarithromycin but subsequently lost to follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a human cutaneous infection with N. abscessus in Korea.
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Main subject:
Penicillins
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Skin
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Tinea
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Amikacin
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Cefotaxime
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
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Erythromycin
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Clarithromycin
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Agar
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Abscess
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Clinical Microbiology
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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