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- Title
A successfully treated case of mycetoma due toNocardia veterana.
- Authors
Kashima, M.; Kano, R.; Mikami, Y.; Takahama, H.; Ito, M.; Hasegawa, A.; Mizoguchi, M.
- Abstract
We report a successfully treated case of mycetoma from which an unusualNocardiaspecies was isolated. The isolate was identified asN. veteranaby biochemical characterization and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, and it has not been previously reported as a causative agent of human mycetomas. Treatment with various antibiotics over 6 years and surgical resection failed to cure the disease. However, the combination of intravenous imipenem/cilastatin and amikacin along with oral clarithromycin and minocycline proved very effective in this case. This is the first case report of mycetoma due toN. veteranain a clinical setting.
- Subjects
MYCETOMA; FOOT infections; NOCARDIA; ANTIBIOTICS; RNA; FOOT diseases
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 2005, Vol 152, Issue 6, p1349
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06551.x