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- Title
Diagnosis of cutaneous primary nocardiosis in patients with normal immune function by metagenomic next‐generation sequencing.
- Authors
Mou, Yue; Liu, Jiaqi; Ji, Chaochao; Cheng, Wenhao; Ren, Hong; Mou, Xudong; Hu, Wenlong
- Abstract
Nocardia primarily affects immunocompromised individuals, and Infection with Nocardia is uncommon and primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by percutaneous inoculation is even rarer. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis remains a diagnostic challenge and should be considered in the differential diagnosis for any superficial cutaneous infection that arises in patients with normal immune function. We report a case that was diagnosed with primary cutaneous Nocardia by metagenomic next‐generation sequencing technology.
- Subjects
NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; METAGENOMICS; NOCARDIOSIS; NOCARDIA; DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients
- Publication
Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2024, Vol 65, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
0004-8380
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ajd.14187