Primary Nocardia brailieni of the eyelid

Purpoe To report a rare cae of lymphocutaneou Nocardia brailieni originating in the eyelid. Deign Obervational cae report. Method The clinical preentation, workup, and treatment of a cae of lymphocutaneou Nocardia brailieni originating in the eyelid are preented. Reult The patient preented with a preeptal celluliti from an abraion of the eyelid that progreed to ubmandibular lymph node uppuration. Culture wa performed, and a diagnoi of lymphocutaneou Nocardia brailieni wa made. Concluion Nocardia brailieni may caue a lymphocutaneou infection of the face and mut be conidered in the differential diagnoi of preeptal celluliti.