A case of Madura foot caused by Nocardia brasiliensis NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS'IN ETKEN OLDUGU BIR MADURA AYAGI OLGUSU
Cerrahpasa Tip Dergisi, cilt.27, sa.4, ss.221-224, 1996 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 1996
- Dergi Adı: Cerrahpasa Tip Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.221-224
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background and Design. Actinomycetoma is a rare condition related with difficulties in identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and treatment. Residual and metastatic lesions are frequent even in cases who received appropriate treatment. Observation. Here we report a woman of 47 who had N. brasiliensis infection continuing for the last 22 years. The infection which had been controlled with the treatment of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim for several times, exacerbated after the cessation of the antibiotic therapy. Review of the literature is also summarized.