Nocardia nova causing chronic maxillary sinusitis: A rare case

Kiran Chawla; Frenil C. Munim; Sugandhi P. Rao; Suresh Pillai

Nocardia nova causing chronic maxillary sinusitis: A rare case

Kiran Chawla, Frenil C. Munim, Sugandhi P. Rao, Suresh Pillai

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Nocardia as an etiological agent for sinusitis has rarely been reported. Only three such cases have been reported so far in literature.We report here, a first case from India, of chronic maxillary sinusitis caused by Nocardianova in an immunocompetent male and patient responded well to treatment by co-trimoxazole.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-96
Number of pages	2
Journal	JK Science
Volume	14
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 01-04-2011

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