Primary cutaneous nocardiosis
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May-Sen Lee; John R Sippe
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis due to Nocardia asteroides occurring in a steroid-dependent asthmatic with no history of trauma is presented. He had a 5 month history of painful nodules on his right shin and calf. He was initially treated with a 6 week course of oral cephalexin 500 mg four t