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E. Zecler, Y. Gilboa, L. Elkina, G. Atlan, D. Sompolinsky (1977)
Lymphocutaneous nocardiosis due to nocardia brasiliensis.Archives of dermatology, 113 5
T. Satterwhite, Richard Wallace (1979)
Primary cutaneous nocardiosis.JAMA, 242 4
Curry WA (1980)
Human nocardiosisArch Intern Med, 140
W. Curry (1980)
Human nocardiosis. A clinical review with selected case reports.Archives of internal medicine, 140 6
R. Smego, M. Moeller, H. Gallis (1983)
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy for Nocardia infections.Archives of internal medicine, 143 4
F. Kahn, C. Gornick, R. Tofte (1981)
Primary cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection with dissemination.The American journal of medicine, 70 4
Abstract To the Editor.— Linear inflammatory skin nodules and pustules following environmental inoculation are classically caused by sporotrichosis. However, Nocardia is also a soil saprophyte and can cause disease that resembles cutaneous sporotrichosis. We report such a case. Report of a Case.— A 74-year-old man had a two-month history of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and was undergoing therapy with chlorambucil (8 mg/d), his white blood cell counts remaining within normal limits. He presented with linear nodules and pustules on the dorsum of his right hand, extending onto his forearm. Six weeks previously, he had received a minor abrasion to the area while working in his rose garden. He was unsure as to the type of shrub that caused the injury. A single nodule appeared two weeks after this incident. The nodule became pustular after several days. Subsequent nodules and pustules formed proximally onto the forearm in a linear pattern resembling classic cutaneous sporotrichosis. References 1. Zecler E, Gilboa Y, Elkina L, et al: Lymphocutaneous nocardiosis due to Nocardia brasiliensis . Arch Dermatol 1977;113:642-643.Crossref 2. Satterwhite TK, Wallace RJ Jr: Primary cutaneous nocardiosis . JAMA 1979;242:333-336.Crossref 3. Kahn FW, Gornick CC, Tofte RW: Primary cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection with dissemination . Am J Med 1981; 70:859-862.Crossref 4. Smego RA Jr, Moeller MD, Gallis HA: Trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole therapy for Nocardia infections . Arch Intern Med 1983;143:711-718.Crossref 5. Curry WA: Human nocardiosis . Arch Intern Med 1980; 140:818-826.Crossref
Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association
Published: May 1, 1988
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