Rhodococcus infection of the skin with lymphadenitis in a nonimmunocompromised girl.

Martin, T; Hogan, D J; Murphy, F; Natyshak, I; Ewan, E P · J Am Acad Dermatol · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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 Rhodococcus may be more common than the few prior case reports suggest.

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