Acute primary cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Case report Infecção primária cutânea aguda por Nocardia asteroides em paciente com lupus eritematoso sistêmico

We report a case of acute primary cutaneous infection of traumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides, appeared as cellulitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnosis was established by direct examination and cultures from aspirate specimens. The clinical forms of Nocardia infecti...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Jorge O. Lopes, Cristina B. Silva, Cláudio Kmohan, Loiva T. O. Oliveira, Nara L. F. Dal Forno, Cleonice C. S. Pereira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1995
Subjects:
Acute primary cutaneous infection
Nocardia asteroides
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Aguda
Arctic
Uruguay
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000600014
https://doaj.org/article/3d5bbe40cb834254bee967d5e9aee749
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Summary:We report a case of acute primary cutaneous infection of traumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides, appeared as cellulitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnosis was established by direct examination and cultures from aspirate specimens. The clinical forms of Nocardia infections that affect the skin, reported in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, are discussed. Relatamos um caso de infecção primária cutânea aguda de origem traumática, causada por Nocardia asteroides, que manifestou-se como celulite em paciente com lupus eritematoso sistêmico. O diagnóstico foi feito pelo exame direto e cultivos do aspirado da lesão. São discutidas as formas clínicas das infecções por Nocardia que afetam a pele, relatadas no Rio Grande do Sul e no Uruguai.

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