Mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease

Mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease

Around 50 mycobacteria species cause human disease. Immunosuppressive states predispose to non-tuberculous mycobaterium infection, such as Mycobacterium chelonae: AFB, non-tuberculous, fast growth of low virulence and uncommon as a human pathogen. It may...

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Main Authors: Renan Lage, Danilo Guerreiro Zeolo Biccigo, Felipe Borba Calixto Santos, Erica Chimara, Elisangela Samartin Pegas Pereira, Adilson da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Clarithromycin
Immunosuppression
Mixed connective tissue disease
Mycobacterium chelonae
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Prednisone
Skin
Virulence
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