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Cutaneous nocardiosis

MedGen UID:
546677
•Concept ID:
C0275584
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Pyogranulomatous dermatitis
SNOMED CT: Cutaneous nocardiosis (64650008); Pyogranulomatous dermatitis (64650008)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of nocardiosis after bone marrow stem cell transplantation in adults: lack of lymphocyte recovery as a major contributing factor.
Mansi L, Daguindau E, Saas P, Pouthier F, Ferrand C, Dormoy A, Patry I, Garnache F, Rohrlich PS, Deconinck E, Larosa F
Pathol Biol (Paris) 2014 Jun;62(3):156-61. Epub 2014 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.04.001. PMID: 24875455
Deep fungal and higher bacterial skin infections in Thailand: clinical manifestations and treatment regimens.
Mahaisavariya P, Chaiprasert A, Sivayathorn A, Khemngern S
Int J Dermatol 1999 Apr;38(4):279-84. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00681.x. PMID: 10321944
Use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for treatment of infections due to Nocardia.
Wallace RJ Jr, Septimus EJ, Williams TW Jr, Conklin RH, Satterwhite TK, Bushby MB, Hollowell DC
Rev Infect Dis 1982 Mar-Apr;4(2):315-25. doi: 10.1093/clinids/4.2.315. PMID: 6981158

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Revisiting nocardiosis at a tertiary care institution: Any change in recent years?
Galar A, Martín-Rabadán P, Marín M, Cercenado E, Sánchez-Carrillo C, Valerio M, Bouza E, Muñoz P
Int J Infect Dis 2021 Jan;102:446-454. Epub 2020 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.087. PMID: 33157288
Nocardia Infections: Ten Years Experience from a Tertiary Health Care Center in North India (2007-2016).
Bansal Y, Singla N, Butta H, Aggarwal D, Gulati N, Chander J
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2021;21(3):445-451. doi: 10.2174/1871526520666200516161940. PMID: 32416708
Cutaneous manifestations of Nocardia brasiliensis infection in Taiwan during 2002-2012-clinical studies and molecular typing of pathogen by gyrB and 16S gene sequencing.
Chen KW, Lu CW, Huang TC, Lu CF, Liau YL, Lin JF, Li SY
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2013 Sep;77(1):74-8. Epub 2013 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.05.008. PMID: 23791388
Nocardiosis: updated clinical review and experience at a tertiary center.
Ambrosioni J, Lew D, Garbino J
Infection 2010 Apr;38(2):89-97. Epub 2010 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s15010-009-9193-9. PMID: 20306281
Nocardiosis in South Texas children.
Fergie JE, Purcell K
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001 Jul;20(7):711-4. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200107000-00015. PMID: 11465847

Diagnosis

Acute Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis.
Xu X, Liu Z, Xia X
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2024 May 1;110(5):848-849. Epub 2024 Mar 26 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0584. PMID: 38531103Free PMC Article
Cutaneous nocardiosis: A great imitator.
Ramos-E-Silva M, Lopes RS, Trope BM
Clin Dermatol 2020 Mar-Apr;38(2):152-159. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.10.009. PMID: 32513396
Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis.
Laube H
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 May 17;116(20):362. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0362a. PMID: 31288918Free PMC Article
Primary cutaneous nocardiosis.
Jiang S, Jiang G, Lei TC
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 Nov;24 Suppl 3:S176-7. PMID: 25518763
Nocardiosis: updated clinical review and experience at a tertiary center.
Ambrosioni J, Lew D, Garbino J
Infection 2010 Apr;38(2):89-97. Epub 2010 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s15010-009-9193-9. PMID: 20306281

Therapy

Acute Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis.
Xu X, Liu Z, Xia X
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2024 May 1;110(5):848-849. Epub 2024 Mar 26 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0584. PMID: 38531103Free PMC Article
Painful nodule on the nose of a child.
Cui W, Wan M, Liu ZH, Chen L, Miao Y
Pediatr Dermatol 2024 Jan-Feb;41(1):127-129. Epub 2023 Jul 26 doi: 10.1111/pde.15384. PMID: 37493344
Cutaneous nocardiosis: A great imitator.
Ramos-E-Silva M, Lopes RS, Trope BM
Clin Dermatol 2020 Mar-Apr;38(2):152-159. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.10.009. PMID: 32513396
The use of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in dermatology.
Michałek K, Lechowicz M, Pastuszczak M, Wojas-Pelc A
Folia Med Cracov 2015;55(1):35-41. PMID: 26774630
Primary cutaneous nocardiosis.
Jiang S, Jiang G, Lei TC
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 Nov;24 Suppl 3:S176-7. PMID: 25518763

Prognosis

A complicated infection by cutaneous Nocardia wallacei and pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus in a Chinese immunocompetent patient: a case report.
Qin L, Wang S, Zheng Z, Zhang W, Qu Q, Li J, Tan Y, Cao L
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023;13:1229298. Epub 2023 Aug 16 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1229298. PMID: 37655298Free PMC Article
Revisiting nocardiosis at a tertiary care institution: Any change in recent years?
Galar A, Martín-Rabadán P, Marín M, Cercenado E, Sánchez-Carrillo C, Valerio M, Bouza E, Muñoz P
Int J Infect Dis 2021 Jan;102:446-454. Epub 2020 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.087. PMID: 33157288
Cutaneous nocardiosis complicating management of Crohn's disease with infliximab and prednisone.
Singh SM, Rau NV, Cohen LB, Harris H
CMAJ 2004 Oct 26;171(9):1063-4. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1040563. PMID: 15505269Free PMC Article
Primary cutaneous nocardiosis.
Lee MS, Sippe JR
Australas J Dermatol 1999 May;40(2):103-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00331.x. PMID: 10333623
Primary cutaneous nocardiosis.
Satterwhite TK, Wallace RJ Jr
JAMA 1979 Jul 27;242(4):333-6. PMID: 376887

Clinical prediction guides

Nocardia Infections: Ten Years Experience from a Tertiary Health Care Center in North India (2007-2016).
Bansal Y, Singla N, Butta H, Aggarwal D, Gulati N, Chander J
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2021;21(3):445-451. doi: 10.2174/1871526520666200516161940. PMID: 32416708
Cutaneous nocardiosis with discharging sinus clinically mimicking tuberculosis diagnosed by cytology.
Gudivada V, Gochhait D, Bhandary C, Mishra N, Siddaraju N
Diagn Cytopathol 2019 Sep;47(9):935-938. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/dc.24217. PMID: 31173479
Cutaneous manifestations of Nocardia brasiliensis infection in Taiwan during 2002-2012-clinical studies and molecular typing of pathogen by gyrB and 16S gene sequencing.
Chen KW, Lu CW, Huang TC, Lu CF, Liau YL, Lin JF, Li SY
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2013 Sep;77(1):74-8. Epub 2013 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.05.008. PMID: 23791388
Nocardiosis: updated clinical review and experience at a tertiary center.
Ambrosioni J, Lew D, Garbino J
Infection 2010 Apr;38(2):89-97. Epub 2010 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s15010-009-9193-9. PMID: 20306281
Lymphocutaneous type of nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis: a case report and review of primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by N. brasiliensis reported in Japan.
Fukuda H, Saotome A, Usami N, Urushibata O, Mukai H
J Dermatol 2008 Jun;35(6):346-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00482.x. PMID: 18578712

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