Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia brasiliensis / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 730-734, 2011.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-185134
ABSTRACT
Nocardiosis is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening infectious disease caused by several species of the genus Nocardia, which are Gram-positive branched bacilli. Most infections enter through the respiratory tract and then disseminate systemically but rarely has a primary infection occurred resulting from direct inoculation. Isolation of Nocardia from clinical specimens and identification of species is difficult and require a specialized microbiologist. We report a case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by N. brasiliensis in a 68-year-old man who was diagnosed by bacterial culture and 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing. The skin lesions improved with trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole antibiotic therapy for 6 months.
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Assunto principal:
Sistema Respiratório
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Pele
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Sulfametoxazol
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RNA Ribossômico 16S
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Doenças Transmissíveis
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Nocardia
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Nocardiose
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
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