Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure

Nontuberculous mycobacteria, which are widespread in the environment, frequently cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of a patient with chronic granulomatous dermatitis caused by a rarely described organism, Mycobacterium intermedium. The infection w...

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Autores principales: Edson, Randall S., Terrell, Christine L., Brutinel, W. Mark, Wengenack, Nancy L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16704844
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1205.051281
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author Edson, Randall S.
Terrell, Christine L.
Brutinel, W. Mark
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description Nontuberculous mycobacteria, which are widespread in the environment, frequently cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of a patient with chronic granulomatous dermatitis caused by a rarely described organism, Mycobacterium intermedium. The infection was associated with exposure in a home hot tub.
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spelling pubmed-33744542012-06-28 Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure Edson, Randall S. Terrell, Christine L. Brutinel, W. Mark Wengenack, Nancy L. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Nontuberculous mycobacteria, which are widespread in the environment, frequently cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of a patient with chronic granulomatous dermatitis caused by a rarely described organism, Mycobacterium intermedium. The infection was associated with exposure in a home hot tub. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3374454/ /pubmed/16704844 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1205.051281 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Edson, Randall S.
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Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure
title Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure
title_full Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure
title_fullStr Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure
title_full_unstemmed Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure
title_short Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure
title_sort mycobacterium intermedium granulomatous dermatitis from hot tub exposure
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16704844
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1205.051281
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