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Cutaneous nocardiosis: A case report

Cutaneous nocardiosis is an acute or chronic infectious disease caused by a gram positive, aerobic bacterium. This disease may be limited to the skin or my manifest as a systemic disease. In cutaneous disease, skin lesions usually occur on the sites of trauma and present as cellulitis, pustules, abscess and pyoderma. The most common cause of cutaneous nocardiosis, is Nocardia brasiliensis. Herein, we report a young male patient who has lost his right hand after an accident. Cutaneous nocardiosis developed near the amputation stamp. The patient completely cured after treatment with cotrimoxazole.