First Case of Causing Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient

• Main Authors: Shraddhadevi Makadia MD (Author), Ishan Patel MD (Author), Ivan Soosaipillai MD (Author), Aneta Tarasiuk-Rusek MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nocardia brasiliensis is the most common cause of cutaneous nocardiosis. Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis is an emerging species responsible for invasive and disseminated disease in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of a 67-year-old immunocompetent patient without significant past medical hi...