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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 537-539 |
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Disseminated cutaneous nocardiosis in case of nephritic syndrome
Swapna Mali1, B Tasneem2, Arun Doshi3, Rajesh Sharma4
1 Department of Microbiology, Sir Hurkisondas Narrutumdas Hospital and Research Centre, Girgaon, Mumbai, India
2 Department of Pathology, Sir Hurkisondas Narrutumdas Hospital and Research Centre, Girgaon, Mumbai, India
3 Department of Nephrology, Sir Hurkisondas Narrutumdas Hospital and Research Centre, Girgaon, Mumbai, India
4 Department of Medicine, Sir Hurkisondas Narrutumdas Hospital and Research Centre, Girgaon, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Swapna Mali
Department of Microbiology, Sir Hurkisondas Narrutumdas Hospital and Research Centre, Girgaon, Mumbai
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.105158
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Dissemination of the pulmonary nocardiosis most commonly occurs to the sites like brain, kidney, chest wall, and skin. Dissemination to the skin and the subcutaneous may occur but rarely been observed in clinical settings. Here, we present an unusual case of disseminated cutaneous nocardiosis from pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient of nephritic syndrome who was on steroids and immunosuppressants. This case highlights the importance of considering nocardiosis in differential diagnosis in case of immunocompromised patients presenting with pulmonary complaints and cutaneous lesions. |
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