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| Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum |
| Sook Jin Jang, Dae Soo Moon, Young Jin Park, Jung Pyong Park, Hyun Kook Lee, Nam Ung Yang |
| Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwang Ju, Korea, Department of Microbiology |
Vol.23 Num.2 (p131~137)
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A 61-year-old-Korean woman suffering from hypopituitarism accompanied by thyroid insufficiency, adrenal insufficiency, Diabetes mellitus was examined for subcutaneous abscess on her left inner thigh. The causative organism was identified as Nocardia otitidiscaviarum.
To our knowledge, the present case is the first known Korean case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum.
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