RHODOCOCCUS INFECTION OF THE SKIN WITH LYMPHADENITIS IN A NONIMMUNOCOMPROMISED GIRL

被引:19
作者
MARTIN, T
HOGAN, DJ
MURPHY, F
NATYSHAK, I
EWAN, EP
机构
[1] UNIV SASKATCHEWAN,DEPT MED,SASKATOON S7N 0W0,SASKATCHEWAN,CANADA
[2] UNIV SASKATCHEWAN,DEPT PATHOL,SASKATOON S7N 0W0,SASKATCHEWAN,CANADA
[3] UNIV SASKATCHEWAN HOSP,DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL,SASKATOON S7N 0W8,SASKATCHEWAN,CANADA
[4] LAB CTR DIS CONTROL,SPECIAL BACTERIOL SECT,OTTAWA K1A 0L2,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1016/0190-9622(91)70044-3
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
A 7-year-old girl had a 4 x 3 x 3 cm nodule on the left wrist with axillary lymphadenopathy. Acid-fast bacilli were seen on a smear from a biopsy specimen of this granulomatous skin lesion. A Rhodococcus species grew on culture. Skin infections caused by Rhodocuccus may be more common than the few prior case reports suggest.
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页码:328 / 332
页数:5
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