Abstract:The Nocardia subspecies are opportunistic pathogens ubiquitous in the environment that most often cause infection in immunocompromised hosts. Here we describe a case of community-acquired preseptal cellulitis in a previously healthy man who we believe acquired the infection from contact with soil while gardening.
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