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SMALL GRAIN MYCETOMAS IN THE TROPICS

V V Pankajalakshmi, V V Taralakshmi

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Biopsy specimens from 159 patients with mycetoma filed in the departments of pathology of four medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, India, were examined histologically; small grain mycetoma due to Nocardia species was found in 27 cases. In addition, 17 clinically diagnosed cases of mycetoma without the characteristic discharging “granules” were investigated for the presence of Nocardia spp. by paraffin baiting and Nocardia spp. were isolated from nine of them. Of these, five were Nocardia asteroides, one was N. brasiliensis and three were identified as Nocardia spp. The classification and geographic distribution of Nocardia spp. are discussed.

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Biopsy specimens from 159 patients with mycetoma filed in the departments of pathology of four medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, India, were examined histologically; small grain mycetoma due to Nocardia species was found in 27 cases. In addition, 17 clinically diagnosed cases of mycetoma without the characteristic discharging “granules” were investigated for the presence of Nocardia spp. by paraffin baiting and Nocardia spp. were isolated from nine of them. Of these, five were Nocardia asteroides, one was N. brasiliensis and three were identified as Nocardia spp. The classification and geographic distribution of Nocardia spp. are discussed.

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Biopsy specimens from 159 patients with mycetoma filed in the departments of pathology of four medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, India, were examined histologically; small grain mycetoma due to Nocardia species was found in 27 cases. In addition, 17 clinically diagnosed cases of mycetoma without the characteristic discharging “granules” were investigated for the presence of Nocardia spp. by paraffin baiting and Nocardia spp. were isolated from nine of them. Of these, five were Nocardia asteroides, one was N. brasiliensis and three were identified as Nocardia spp. The classification and geographic distribution of Nocardia spp. are discussed.

Key concepts: Mycetoma, Nocardia, Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardiosis, Nocardia Infections, Medicine, Tamil, Pathology

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