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ArticleCureus2025

Cutaneous Nocardiosis in the Very Elderly: A Case of Lymphocutaneous Infection and a Literature Review of Patients Aged Over 85 Years.

Natsumi Shimada, Natsuko Saito-Sasaki, Etsuko Okada, Yu Sawada

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Natsumi ShimadaDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.
Natsuko Saito-SasakiDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.
Etsuko OkadaDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.
Yu SawadaDermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous nocardiosis is an uncommon but clinically significant opportunistic infection, primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals, including those with underlying malignancies, organ transplants, or chronic corticosteroid use. Although it can also occur in elderly patients, this is often due to age-associated immunosenescence or comorbid conditions that impair immune function. We describe a case of lymphocutaneous

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case reportliterature reviewliterature review of diseasenocardianocardia species

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PMID40809629
PMCPMC12349974

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