Cutaneous Mycobacterium intracellulare infection presenting as multiple asymptomatic papulonodules in an immunocompetent adult: A case report and review of the literature

Disseminated cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacteria infection is rare in immunocompetent hosts. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in an immunocompetent patient presenting with simultaneously developing multiple asymptomatic cutaneous papulonodules. The possibility of lung les...

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Main Authors: Yen-Yun Tsai, Po-Ren Hsueh, Cheng-Hsiang Hsiao, Tsen-Fang Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811712000584