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  • Title: Sporotrichoid pattern of cutaneous nocardiasis due to Nocardia asteroids.
    Author: Baradkar VP, Mathur M, Kulkarni SD, Kumar S.
    Journal: Indian J Pathol Microbiol; 2008; 51(3):432-4. PubMed ID: 18723983.
    Abstract:
    Cutaneous nocardiosis is a rare disease, only a few cases of which have been reported from the world as well as in India. This infection, when in the lymphocutaneous form, may clinically resemble sporotrichosis, hence causing a diagnostic dilemma. Here, we report a case of primary cutaneous, sporotrichoid pattern of cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia asteroides in immunocompetent host. The patient was a 32-year-old farmer, with no predisposing factors, who presented with cutaneous nocardiosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by culture of the biopsy, after which the patient was treated successfully with antibacterial agents.
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