Disseminated Nocardia brasiliensis Infection

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Vol. 112 No. 3, March 1976

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Disseminated Nocardia brasiliensis Infection

Steven L. Karassik, MD; Lakshminarayanan Subramanyam, MD; Roger E. Green, MD; Jack Brook, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1976;112(3):370-372.

Abstract

• We report a 40-year-old man with advanced Hodgkin diseasewho received combination chemotherapy and developed disseminatedNocardia brasiliensis infection.

We discuss opportunistic infections in the compromised host,with particular reference to nocardial disease and certain biologiccharacteristics of that organism.

(Arch Dermatol 112:370-372, 1976)

Author Affiliations

From the Medical Service, dermatology (Drs Karassik and Green) and hematology (Drs Subramanyam and Brook) sections, Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, and the Division of Dermatology, California College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Calif (Drs Karassik and Green).

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Accepted for publication March 10, 1975.

Reprint requests to the Dermatology Section, Veterans AdministrationHospital, 5901 E Seventh St, Long Beach, CA 90801 (Dr Karassik).

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