Cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection of nontraumatic origin Infecção cutânea de origem não traumática por Nocardia asteroides

This paper reports a case of cutaneous infection of nontraumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides in a hospitalized patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Diagnosis was established by direct and histological examination, cultures from exudate and biopsy specimen. We discuss the clas...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Jorge O Lopes, Maria C Bassanesi, Sydney H Alves, Adenilde Salla, Jeni P Benevenga, Milton S. Castro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1994
Subjects:
Cutaneous infection
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nocardia asteroides
Nontraumatic origin
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651994000500003
https://doaj.org/article/2fe029bd45364e1fa16d8443a51d4df3
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Summary:This paper reports a case of cutaneous infection of nontraumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides in a hospitalized patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Diagnosis was established by direct and histological examination, cultures from exudate and biopsy specimen. We discuss the classification of clinical forms of Nocardia infections affecting the skin. É relatado um caso de infecção cutânea de origem não traumática por Nocardia asteroides em paciente hospitalizado com doença broncopulmonar obstrutiva crônica. O diagnóstico foi feito pelo exame direto e histológico e culturas do exsudato e fragmento de biópsia. É discutida a classificação das formas clínicas das infecções por Nocardia que afetam a pele.

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