Nocardia Nova Causing Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis: A Rare Case.

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2012-04
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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.
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Nocardia Nova, Sinusitis, Immunocompetent
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Chawla Kiran, Munim Frenil C, Rao Sugandhi P, Pillai Suresh. Nocardia Nova Causing Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis: A Rare Case. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2012 Apr-June;14(2): 95-96