Madura foot caused by Gordonia terrae misdiagnosed as Nocardia

John G. Zampella; Shawn G. Kwatra; Najiya Kazi; Crystal Aguh

doi:10.1111/ajd.12516

Madura foot caused by Gordonia terrae misdiagnosed as Nocardia

John G. Zampella, Shawn G. Kwatra, Najiya Kazi, Crystal Aguh

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Abstract

Actinomycetomas are soft tissue bacterial infections that are in the differential for unusual masses of the extremities. Typical infectious agents include Actinomyces and Nocardia and are treated with long-term antibiotics. We report a rare case of Gordonia actinomycetoma that was misdiagnosed as Nocardia and subsequently required surgical excision in addition to antibiotic therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e129-e131
Journal	Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Volume	58
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12516
State	Published - Aug 2017

Keywords

Gordonia terrae
Madura foot
actinomycetoma

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Dermatology

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