Primary cutaneous nocardiosis: case report and review

Infection caused by Nocardia species are uncommon and primary cutaneous nocardiosis is relatively rare. The lymphocutaneous pattern of the disease is the rarest type and commonly occurs in otherwise healthy individuals¹. Clinically it can present as superficial acute skin and soft tissue infection (abcess or cellulitis), a lymphocutaneous infection and a deeper infection, mycetoma⁹. Mycetoma is commoner than other two variants. Here we report an interesting case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis (PCN) in posterior auricular, ear pinna and cervical region, progressing to lymphocutaneus nocardiosis which is a rare site.