Extensive Infection of Face by Mycobacterium chelonae: An Unusual Presentation

Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacteria, causes cutaneous, soft tissue, and rarely lung infections. Here we present a rare case of extensive infection of face at multiple sites by Mycobacterium chelonae, with an unusual presentation, diagnosed by using conventional methods.

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Autores principales: Mali, Swapna A, Doctor, Tasneem B, Doshi, Arun P, Sharma, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25284859
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.139904
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spelling pubmed-41719222014-10-03 Extensive Infection of Face by Mycobacterium chelonae: An Unusual Presentation Mali, Swapna A Doctor, Tasneem B Doshi, Arun P Sharma, Rajesh Indian J Dermatol Case Report Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacteria, causes cutaneous, soft tissue, and rarely lung infections. Here we present a rare case of extensive infection of face at multiple sites by Mycobacterium chelonae, with an unusual presentation, diagnosed by using conventional methods. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4171922/ /pubmed/25284859 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.139904 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Extensive Infection of Face by Mycobacterium chelonae: An Unusual Presentation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171922/
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