MYCETOMA CAUSED BY NOCARDIA-MADURAE

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 119  (8) , 911-914
Abstract
Actinomycotic mycetoma was diagnosed in a woman from Jamaica living in Ontario. This is the 1st case reported in Canada in which the infection was caused by N. madurae. Despite oral therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, local excision of newly appearing nodules was required periodically for clinical improvement. Laboratory procedures were modified to aid in identification of pathogenic actinomycetes.