Ann Lab Med.  2014 May;34(3):252-255. 10.3343/alm.2014.34.3.252.

First Report of Nocardia farcinica Bursitis in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus

• Park SD
• Kim HJ
• Jang IH
• Uh Y
• Kim J
• Yoon KJ
• Oh JR

• KMID: 1791930
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2014.34.3.252

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
Bursitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/microbiology
Cefoperazone/therapeutic use
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications/*diagnosis
Humans
Male
Nocardia/genetics/*isolation & purification
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry/genetics
Sequence Analysis, RNA
Sulbactam/therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cefoperazone
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sulbactam

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Lateral malleolus swelling with external wound.

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  Fig. 2 Massive granulation tissue and fistula connecting bursa to subtalar joint.

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  Fig. 3 Small chalky white non-hemolytic colonies on sheep blood agar.

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  Fig. 4 Microscopic morphology of filamentous branching Gram-positive rods (×1,000).

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