An unusual successful treatment with non-sulfonamides: primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis

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Table 1 Description of cases

Case	Age (y)	Gender	Past medical history	Direct smear examination	Pus culture examination	Chest radiograph
1	69	Male	None	Negative	Nocardia brasiliensis	Normal
2	82	Male	Emphysema and hypertension	Negative	N. brasiliensis	Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
3	52	Female	Chronic hepatitis type B and allergic to sulfa	Negative	N. brasiliensis	Normal
4	45	Female	Diabetes mellitus and hepatitis B cirrhosis	Negative	N. brasiliensis	Normal

Figure 1 Course of treatment.

Notes: Clinical features of case 2: (A) at the first visit and (B) 12 months later. Clinical features of case 3: (C) at the 11th day of treatment and (D) 12 months later.