Mycobacterium haemophilum: A report of cutaneous infection in a patient with end-stage renal disease

Mycobacterium haemophilum: A report of cutaneous infection in a patient with end-stage renal disease

Introduction: Mycobacterium haemophilum is a slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that can cause ulcerating cutaneous or subcutaneous nodular skin lesions in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Acid-fast staining cannot distinguish NTM from M. tuberculosis; culturing at two te...

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Main Authors: Shahram Sabeti, Mahsa Pourabdollah Tootkaboni, Mitra Abdolahi, Mihan Pourabdollah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Immunocompromised
Multiple skin lesions
Mycobacterium haemophilum
Polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=236;epage=236;aulast=Sabeti

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