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  • Title: Localized subcutaneous Nocardia farcinica abscess in a woman with overlap syndrome between systemic scleroderma and polymyositis.
    Author: Auzary C, Mouthon L, Soilleux M, Cohen P, Boiron P, Guillevin L.
    Journal: Ann Med Interne (Paris); 1999 Nov; 150(7):582-4. PubMed ID: 10637675.
    Abstract:
    Nocardia farcinica is an increasingly common cause of human infection in Europe. We observed an isolated nodular subcutaneous abscess due to N. farcinica in the forearm of a young patient with overlap syndrome between systemic sclerosis and polymyositis. Despite in vitro resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, this oral combination completely resolved the lesion within 3 weeks and was maintained for 6 months. The spectrum of cutaneous nocardiosis in the immunocompromised host is discussed.
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