Resistant cutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonei

Induration of the lower parts of the legs with abscess and ulcer formation occurred in a 60-year-old woman. Mycobacterium chelonei, a ubiquitous, saprophytic pathogen that uncommonly causes human disease, was cultured from biopsy material. Although spontaneous healing usually occurs in a few months...

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Published inArchives of dermatology (1960) Vol. 117; no. 3; p. 151
Main Authors Fenske, N A, Millns, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1981
Subjects
Abscess - etiology
Female
Humans
Leg Ulcer - etiology
Middle Aged
Minocycline - therapeutic use
Mycobacterium - isolation & purification
Mycobacterium Infections - complications
Mycobacterium Infections - drug therapy
Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology
Skin Diseases, Infectious - complications
Skin Diseases, Infectious - drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Infectious - microbiology
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Summary:Induration of the lower parts of the legs with abscess and ulcer formation occurred in a 60-year-old woman. Mycobacterium chelonei, a ubiquitous, saprophytic pathogen that uncommonly causes human disease, was cultured from biopsy material. Although spontaneous healing usually occurs in a few months with such infections, our patient's disease persisted for more than two years until control was achieved with minocycline hydrochloride.
ISSN:0003-987X
DOI:10.1001/archderm.1981.01650030029014