Nocardia brasiliensis Preseptal Cellulitis in an Immunocompetent Patient

The Nocardia subspecies are opportunistic pathogens ubiquitous in the environment that most often cause infection in immunocompromised hosts. Here we describe a case of community-acquired preseptal cellulitis in a previously healthy man who we believe acquired the infection from contact with soil while gardening. Correspondence to: Samuel Kareff, MD, MPH, Department of Graduate Medical Education, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC 20007. E-mail: sak67@georgetown.edu. The authors have funding or conflicts of interest to disclose. Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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