2021
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731042
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A Case Report of Mycetoma and Cranial Osteomyelitis by Nocardia nova

Abstract: Mycetoma is a chronic, localized, slowly progressive, granulomatous infection of the skin that may progress to subcutaneous tissue, muscle and bone. It is an infrequent manifestation of Nocardia infection that predominantly occurs on the lower extremities.A previously healthy, 17-year-old boy presented with a 3-month history of scalp abscesses. On physical examination he had numerous, large left parietal and occipital inflammatory nodules on the scalp covered by alopecic skin and several sinuses discharging a … Show more

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