%0 Case Reports
%T A rare case of primary cutaneous Nocardia vinacea in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and a review of the literature.
%A Del Ricco VF
%A Occhineri S
%A Leonildi A
%A Falcone M
%A Lupetti A
%A Rindi L
%J Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
%V 109
%N 3
%D 2024 Jul 16
%M 38733753
%F 2.983
%R 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116307
%X The nocardiae are a complex group of bacteria belonging to the aerobic saprophytes actinomycetes. Although nocardiosis typically occurs in immunocompromised patients, infection may occasionally develop in immunocompetent patients as well. Here we describe a rare case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis due to Nocardia vinacea in an immunocompetent 79-year-old patient. Since cutaneous nocardiosis presents variably and mimics other cutaneous infections, acid-fast and Gram stainings on clinical samples are significant to obtain a rapid and presumptive diagnosis.