Primary subcutaneous Nocardia astéroïdes infection in a renal allograft recipient

• Published in: Mycopathologia (1975) Vol. 148; no. 3; pp. 113 - 115
• Main Authors: AGARWAL, Renu, AYYAGARI, A, PRASAD, K. N, NAG, V. L, SHARMA, R. K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.12.1999; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal viral diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Dermatomycoses - diagnosis; Dermatomycoses - microbiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Human mycoses; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Infectious diseases; Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects; Male; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Mycoses; Mycoses of the skin; Nocardia asteroides; Nocardia asteroides - isolation & purification; Nocardia Infections - diagnosis; Nocardia Infections - microbiology; Transplantation, Homologous; Viral diseases; Immunopathology; Nocardia asteroides; Primary infection; Lung; Homograft; Nocardiaceae; Host; Recipient; Transplantation; Respiratory system; Immune deficiency; Actinomycetales; Infection; Dissemination; Pathogenic; Bacteria; Actinomycetes; Disseminated
• ISSN: 0301-486X; 1573-0832
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1007182124295

Nocardia asteroides is an important opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts. The primary infection is usually in the lungs and is followed by dissemination to other parts of the body. Primary subcutaneous infection with Nocardia asteroides has been reported rarely (three reports) and no such case has been reported in a renal transplant recipient. We describe here a case of renal transplant recipient who developed primary subcutaneous infection with Nocardia asteroides within one and half years of the transplantation.