Nonhealing Wound Due to Rhodococcus equi in an Apparently Immunocompetent Patient, Revealing CD8+ T-Lymphocyte Deficiency

摘要

We describe a case of a nonhealing wound due to Rhodococcus equi. Failure of the wound to heal led to immunological investigations and the discovery of a previously unknown CD8+ T-lymphocyte deficit responsible for the chronic infection. The infection was cured after a 3-month course of a combination of antibiotics.