Primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis with pulmonary dissemination in an immunosuppressed patient

Michael Benzaquen (1) , Pauline Belenotti (2) , Dan Lebowitz , Michel Drancourt (3) , Jacques Serratrice (4)

1 Gulliver (UMR 7083)
2 MARSEILLE - Med Int - Service de Médecine Interne
3 URMITE - Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
4 Hôpital Nord [CHU - APHM]

We present a remarkable case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis with pulmonary dissemination due to Nocardia takedensis in a 76-year-old man suffering from marginal zone lymphoma and hypogammaglobulinaemia. We also discuss an alternative treatment to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, which could be contraindicated due to haematological and cutaneous toxicities. This case report is of interest due to the emergence of cutaneous nocardiosis in dermatology.

Domaines: Maladies infectieuses

Michael Benzaquen, Pauline Belenotti, Dan Lebowitz, Michel Drancourt, Jacques Serratrice. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis with pulmonary dissemination in an immunosuppressed patient. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2017, 58 (3), pp.E97-E100. ⟨10.1111/ajd.12468⟩. ⟨hal-01774693⟩