Cutaneous Infection of The First Case Report

Cutaneous Infection of The First Case Report

We report the first case of Nocardia altamirensis cutaneous infection in an immunocompetent host. A 53-year-old male, with no predisposing factors, presented with a suppurative papular nodule on the dorsum of his left foot. N. altamirensis was identified by sequencing the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), a...

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Main Authors: P. Betto, S. Cerimele, M. Rassu, C.V. Fornasa, M. Di Pietro, R. Sessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-09-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1100900313
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spelling doaj-b4333200c67d4c6586434c76e33aa9a42020-11-25T03:33:53ZengSAGE PublishingEuropean Journal of Inflammation1721-727X2011-09-01910.1177/1721727X1100900313Cutaneous Infection of The First Case ReportP. Betto0S. Cerimele1M. Rassu2C.V. Fornasa3M. Di Pietro4R. Sessa5 Dermatology and Virology Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy Dermatology and Virology Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy Microbiology and Virology Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy Dermatology and Virology Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University, Rome, ItalyWe report the first case of Nocardia altamirensis cutaneous infection in an immunocompetent host. A 53-year-old male, with no predisposing factors, presented with a suppurative papular nodule on the dorsum of his left foot. N. altamirensis was identified by sequencing the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and treatment with amikacin led to complete resolution of the clinical picture. We believe that cutaneous nocardiosis should be kept in mind as a possible cause of serious complications also in immunocompetent hosts considering a nonspecific clinical picture and misdiagnosis of the infection as well as the poor response to empirical antimicrobial therapy.https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1100900313
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author P. Betto
S. Cerimele
M. Rassu
C.V. Fornasa
M. Di Pietro
R. Sessa
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M. Rassu
C.V. Fornasa
M. Di Pietro
R. Sessa
Cutaneous Infection of The First Case Report
European Journal of Inflammation
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title Cutaneous Infection of The First Case Report
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series European Journal of Inflammation
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publishDate 2011-09-01
description We report the first case of Nocardia altamirensis cutaneous infection in an immunocompetent host. A 53-year-old male, with no predisposing factors, presented with a suppurative papular nodule on the dorsum of his left foot. N. altamirensis was identified by sequencing the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and treatment with amikacin led to complete resolution of the clinical picture. We believe that cutaneous nocardiosis should be kept in mind as a possible cause of serious complications also in immunocompetent hosts considering a nonspecific clinical picture and misdiagnosis of the infection as well as the poor response to empirical antimicrobial therapy.
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