Nocardiosis

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Abstract
THE earliest descriptions of this disease were made by Nocard1 and Eppinger.2 Since then more than 57 cases of infection in human beings have been reported.3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The rarity of the disease and a few controversial points of interest have prompted this presentation.Case ReportsCASE 1. J.M., a 50-year-old mechanic, was admitted to the University of Virginia Hospital on January 3, 1950, with the cardinal findings of stupor, fever and a draining sinus in the right hip. He was apparently in good health until November, 1949, when severe pain in the lower back developed. Two weeks later an abscess appeared . . .