Cytological diagnosis of primary cutaneous nocardiosis in a known case of lepromatous leprosy,syphilis and HIV

Nocardiosis is an acute,subacute or chronic bacterial infection caused by a group of aerobic,gram positive and weakly acid fast species of genus nocardia. primary cutaneous nocardiosis (pcn) is relatively uncommon disease and is usually seen in immunocompetent persons. we report a case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis in a known case of lepromatous leprosy,syphilis and hiv patient who presented with painful swelling over right thigh. © journal of krishna institute of medical sciences university.