Mycobacterium chelonae Is an Ubiquitous Atypical Mycobacterium

The type of cutaneous infection varies mainly according to the patient's immune status, and the disseminated form is mostly found in the context of immunosuppression. We report the case of a 62-year-old male who was under long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy and presented with a 7-month hi...

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Main Authors: Miguel Pinto-Gouveia, Ana Gameiro, Leonor Ramos, José Carlos Cardoso, Maria Manuel Brites, Óscar Tellechea, Américo Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/438898