Nocardia, mycobacteria infection?

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Specializes in NICU/Neonatal transport.

Has anyone run into this? My daughter has this "bump" on her arm that's been growing for the past 4-6m and they finally have an idea of what it is - they've narrowed it down between nocardia infection or a rapid-growing mycobacterial infection.

It seems to be rather weird and rare, wonder if anyone else has come into contact w/ it in their practice?

I'm just thankful for our wonderful Children's Hospital here who finally caught it. We see ID about it on Monday.

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When I worked with an Infectious Disease (ID) doc, he had a case where a young woman mid-20's or so, had a bump on one of her fingers. It was diagnosed as a mycobacterium species found in water. She related that she had been fishing about 6 months previous. The doc felt that was where this was contracted, perhaps by a small open area in the skin. She took meds and it resolved without issue. Various mycobacteriae exist commonly in our environment. They live in the earth and water. No expence with nocardia.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, Heme/Onc.

but I work with Bone Marrow Transplant patients and they are suceptible to all kinds of rare bacterial, viral and fungal infections.

I hope that your daughter's infection clears up quickly!

Blee

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