Jesús Rodríguez-Lozano, Carlos Armiñanzas Castillo, Carlos Ruiz de Alegría Puig, Juan Antonio Ventosa Ayarza, Maria Carmen Fariñas, Jesús Agüero, Jorge Calvo
INTRODUCTION: Nocardia nova complex has been associated with infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Infection can be localized or disseminated, affecting skin and soft tissues, the respiratory system, bones and joints, the circulatory system and especially the central nervous system. Ocular infections such as keratitis, scleritis, conjunctivitis, dacryocystitis, orbital cellulitis and endophthalmitis due to Nocardia spp. are infrequently reported, and usually described after penetrating corneal trauma or ocular contact with plants and soils...
February 2019: JMM Case Reports