Disseminated folliculitis by Mycobacterium fortuitum in an immunocompetent woman()

Mycobacterium fortuitum is a non-tuberculous fast-growing mycobacterium which is frequently acquired from environmental sources such as soil and water. Since it is an opportunist pathogen, it is associated with trauma, surgery or immunodeficiency. The current report describes a case of Mycobacterium...

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Autores principales: Macente, Sara, Helbel, Cesar, Souza, Simone Felizardo Rocha, Siqueira, Vera Lúcia Dias, Padua, Rubia Andreia Falleiros, Cardoso, Rosilene Fressatti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23539012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962013000100014
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Sumario:Mycobacterium fortuitum is a non-tuberculous fast-growing mycobacterium which is frequently acquired from environmental sources such as soil and water. Since it is an opportunist pathogen, it is associated with trauma, surgery or immunodeficiency. The current report describes a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum-caused disseminated lesions on the skin of an immunocompetent patient.

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