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Primary cutaneous nocardiosis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012
A 35-year-old male presented with multiple discharging sinuses and fluctuant swelling on right side of face which started after a vehicular accident three year back. The lesions did not respond to routine antibiotics treatment but went on increasing. Gram smear showed typical acid fast branching filaments suggestive of nocardiosis, which was confirmed ...
Vikrant A Saoji, Sandhya V Saoji, Rutuja W Gadegone, Priyanka R Menghani   +3 more
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An Unusual Case of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent Patient [PDF]

, 2014
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a subacute or chronic necrotizing pneumonia caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia and rare in immune-competent patients.
Erdoğan Çetinkaya, Zehra Yaşar, Neslihan Fener, Fahrettin Talay, Hilal Onaran, Murat Acat, Mehmet Akif Özgül   +6 more
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Combination treatment with photodynamic therapy and antibiotic in refractory cutaneous nocardiosis: A case report

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Background: Effective management of cutaneous nocardiosis is hampered by the lack of defined treatment recommendations and frequently requires prolonged antibiotic therapy.
Xiaohan Liu, Yang Tan, Qionghui Cheng, Liang Wang, Jinyi Chen, Hong Liu, Wen Ding, Xia Lei   +7 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis revisited: A case series

, 2015
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rising bacterial infection, with a high propensity for misdiagnosis. On account of a paucity of prospective studies, there is limited understanding on various aspects of its diagnosis and treatment.
Deepak Aggarwal, Ashok K Janmeja, Varinder Saini, Jagdish Chander, Kranti Garg   +4 more
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Comparison of clinical outcomes of pulmonary nocardiosis between AIDS and non-AIDS patients

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Nocardia species can affect both immunocompetent and immunocompromised people. Method This retrospective study, from 2009 to 2022, aims to compare the survival analyses of pulmonary nocardiosis in AIDS and non-AIDS patients in northeastern ...
Wilawan Thipmontree, Yupin Suputtamonkol
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Primary cutaneous nocardiosis: A case study and review [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Primary cutaneous nocardiosis is an uncommon entity. It usually occurs among immunocompetent but occupationally predisposed individuals. AIM: To study clinical profile of patients with primary cutaneous nocardiosis in a tertiary care hospital
Inamadar AC, Palit A
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Weathering the storm: diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening disseminated Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Nocardiosis demonstrates a temporal categorization that includes acute, subacute, and chronic stages alongside distinct typical localizations such as pulmonary, cutaneous, and disseminated forms.
Li-Yan Zhang, Li-Yan Zhang, Liang Wang, Liang Wang, Zeeshan Umar, Yuan-Hong Huang, Bing Gu   +6 more
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A primary cutaneous nocardiosis of the hand

, 2017
Background: Nocardiosis is caused by an aerobic actinomycete, most commonly introduced through the respiratory tract. The Nocardiae are gram-positive, partially acid-fast bacteria.
Tchernev, Georgi (author), Lotti, T., Wollina, Uwe (author), Wollina, Uwe, Goldman, Alberto (author), Lotti, Torello, Camozzota, Camilla (author), Camozzota, Camilla, Tchernev, Georgi, Lotti, T. (author), Goldman, Alberto   +10 more
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Nocardiosis [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996
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Nocardiosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

, 1997
Objectives: This study was performed to study the clinical presentations, treatment, and outcome of six cases of nocardial infection in the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) population living in Hong Kong and compare these cases with those reported in ...
Kwok Yung Yuen, Chak Sing Lau, Chi Chiu Mok   +2 more
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