Brannan Paul A, Kersten Robert C, Hudak Donald T, Anderson Heidi K, Kulwin Dwight R
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 10494 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USA.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Sep;138(3):498-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.04.020.
To report a rare case of lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis originating in the eyelid.
Observational case report.
The clinical presentation, workup, and treatment of a case of lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis originating in the eyelid are presented.
The patient presented with a preseptal cellulitis from an abrasion of the eyelid that progressed to submandibular lymph node suppuration. Culture was performed, and a diagnosis of lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis was made.
Nocardia brasiliensis may cause a lymphocutaneous infection of the face and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of preseptal cellulitis.
报告一例罕见的起源于眼睑的皮肤淋巴管型巴西奴卡菌病病例。
观察性病例报告。
介绍一例起源于眼睑的皮肤淋巴管型巴西奴卡菌病病例的临床表现、检查及治疗情况。
患者因眼睑擦伤出现睑前蜂窝织炎，并进展为颌下淋巴结化脓。进行了培养，诊断为皮肤淋巴管型巴西奴卡菌病。
巴西奴卡菌可引起面部皮肤淋巴管感染，在睑前蜂窝织炎的鉴别诊断中必须予以考虑。
