Nocardia brasiliensis Cellulitis in a Heart Transplant Patient
AUTOR(ES)
Sinnott, John T.
RESUMO
Three months after undergoing heart transplantation, a 55-year-old man presented with N. brasiliensis cellulitis resulting from a splinter wound acquired during yard work. Surgical débridement was necessary before the infection responded to medical treatment. Although pulmonary nocardiosis is a well-documented complication of immunosuppressive therapy, this is the 1st report of a nocardial infection associated with primary skin involvement in a heart transplant patient. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1990;17:133-5)
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