Lymphangitic papules caused by Nocardia takedensis Esther Chung, BA, Melissa P. Pulitzer, MD, Esperanza B. Papadopoulos, MD, Genovefa A. Papanicolaou, MD, N. Esther Babady, PhD, Michael A. Marchetti, MD JAAD Case Reports Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 126-128 (May 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.03.001 Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cutaneous nocardiosis from N takedensis infection. Clinical image of the left upper extremity shows skin-colored to red papules in a lymphangitic distribution (black arrowhead corresponds to site of skin biopsy). JAAD Case Reports 2015 1, 126-128DOI: (10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.03.001) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Histopathologic image of the tissue specimen highlights thin filamentous branching gram-positive rods (black arrows) and abundant neutrophils. (Gram stain; original magnification: ×400.) JAAD Case Reports 2015 1, 126-128DOI: (10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.03.001) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions