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An Infection in Disguise


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1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, M.S.Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
 

Nocardia is gram positive partially acid fast bacilli and widely present in soil, fresh water, marine water, organic matter habitats and so saprophytic in existence Nocardiasis is a rare bacterial infection and thus bacteria can be localized or systemic suppurative disease in humans. They may be rarely present on the skin and in the upper respiratory tract. Here we present a rare case of buccal space infection where in the culture reported nocardial infection. In our case the nocardiosis seems to be opportunistic and could have been inoculated following fall in the mud in this alcoholic state. Patient was treated with Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and Amikacin and he responded well.

Keywords

Nocardia, Nocardia Asteroid, Nocardiasis, Buccal Space Infection, Immunocompromised.
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Authors

Sejal Kumarpal Munoyath
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, M.S.Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
Prathibha Gopalraju
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, M.S.Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
Neha Pal
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, M.S.Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
Kapil Ahuja
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, M.S.Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
Prashanth
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, M.S.Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India

Abstract


Nocardia is gram positive partially acid fast bacilli and widely present in soil, fresh water, marine water, organic matter habitats and so saprophytic in existence Nocardiasis is a rare bacterial infection and thus bacteria can be localized or systemic suppurative disease in humans. They may be rarely present on the skin and in the upper respiratory tract. Here we present a rare case of buccal space infection where in the culture reported nocardial infection. In our case the nocardiosis seems to be opportunistic and could have been inoculated following fall in the mud in this alcoholic state. Patient was treated with Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and Amikacin and he responded well.

Keywords


Nocardia, Nocardia Asteroid, Nocardiasis, Buccal Space Infection, Immunocompromised.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ijmds%2F2015%2F79856