Subcutaneous nocardial abscess in a post-renal transplant patient.

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  • K R Devi
  • L R Singh
  • N T Devi
  • N S Singh
چکیده

A case of nocardiosis in a post-renal transplant patient is being reported for the first time from Eastern India. The patient had multiple abscesses on the right thigh and chest. Direct examination of the aspirated pus by Gram stain and modified Ziehl Neelsen stain revealed gram-positive beaded, partially acid-fast, branching filaments. Culture of the pus yielded Nocardia asteroides. The patient responded to surgical drainage and sulphamethoxazole therapy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian journal of medical microbiology

دوره 25 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007