Journal Article Nodular Lymphadenitis Caused by Nocardia brasiliensis Get access James A. Newton, Jr., James A. Newton, Jr. From the Infectious Disease Division, Department of Internal Medicine, and Department of Clinical Investigation, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California Reprints or correspondence: Dr. J. A. Newton, Jr., % Clinical Investigation Department, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California 92134-5000. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Mark R. Wallace Mark R. Wallace From the Infectious Disease Division, Department of Internal Medicine, and Department of Clinical Investigation, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 18, Issue 5, May 1994, Page 843, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/18.5.843 Published: 01 May 1994
To the Editor: Malaria should be considered in the differential diagnosis of fever in any patient returning from an area where the disease is endemic1. During the Vietnam War, there were more than 14,000 cases of imported malaria among U.S. military personnel2. We are concerned that U.S. troops who served in Somalia in Operation Restore Hope may present with imported malaria after returning home3. A 21-year-old Marine was deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 15, 1992. The patient received a third-degree burn on December 24. Subsequently, he was evacuated to a U.S. military medical facility in Germany. . . .
Mycobacterium smegmatis is an uncommon pathogen in humans. Fourteen cases of skin or soft-tissue infection due to M. smegmatis have been previously reported. We report two cases of posttraumatic M. smegmatis infection of the lower extremity. M. smegmatis infection produces chronic cellulitis with fistula formation that is most commonly a result of direct traumatic inoculation of contaminated material. Extensive surgical debridement followed by skin grafting has been necessary for cure in the majority of cases.
