A Case of Cutaneous Nocardiosis with Involvement of the Trachea, Anterior Mediastinum and Sternum

Nocardiosis is a rare infectious disease due to Nocardia infections. In this report, we present a rare case of cutaneous nocardiosis with involvement of the trachea, anterior mediastinum and sternum. The strain of Nocardia has been isolated from bacterial culture of infected tissue. 16s rRNA sequenc...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyun Wang, Tao Zhou, Danqi Deng, Yun Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/321635