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CME

Continuing Medical Education
Lymphocutaneous Nocardiosis From Commercially Treated Lumber: A Case Report
Gaines RJ, Randall CJ, Ruland RT
Cutis. 2006;78:249-251.
A case of primary lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis in an otherwise-healthy 43-year-old man is described. The disease was transferred by a splinter from commercially treated lumber and was identified by culture. The patient was treated with a 4-month course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole following incision and drainage, and the infection completely resolved.

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