Cerebral nocardiosis with osteomyelitis of skull vault complicating a primary neck lesion in an immunocompetent patient: a case report

Nocardia infection is an uncommon and rare condition in immunocompetent patient. A case of cutaneous nocardiosis complicated with osteomyelitis of the vault scalp in a 64-year-old man, with no remarkable past medical history, is reported. Treatment with trimethoprime-sulfamethoxazole than doxycyclin...

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Main Authors: Wafa Marrakchi, Abir Aouam, Ikbel Kooli, Hajer Ben Brahim, Adnene Toumi, Mohamed Chkroun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2021-04-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/38/349/pdf/349.pdf