Multifocal ulceronecrotic skin lesions—A stigmatizing case

Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria, ubiquitous in the environment and mostly involved in skin, soft tissue and bone infections. An atypical, severe and multifocal dermatological manifestation of Mycobacterium chelonae infection in an immunocompetent patient is de...

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Autores principales: Bernier, Fanny-Emmanuelle, Grandjean Lapierre, Simon, El-Housseini, Arwa, Nantel-Battista, Mélissa, Barkati, Sapha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Case Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5597813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28932687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.08.018
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Sumario:Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria, ubiquitous in the environment and mostly involved in skin, soft tissue and bone infections. An atypical, severe and multifocal dermatological manifestation of Mycobacterium chelonae infection in an immunocompetent patient is described here. The lesions completely resolved using a multidisciplinary approach. This case emphasizes the important aspects of diagnosis, antimicrobial and surgical management.

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