A Case of Mycobacterial Skin Disease Caused by Mycobacterium peregrinum, and a Review of Cutaneous Infection

An 83-year-old Japanese man presented with a 2-month history of symptomatic nodules on the left hand. He was not in an immunocompromised condition and reported no causal events. A biopsy specimen demonstrated granulomatous tissue with mixed cell infiltration consisting of neutrophils, histiocytes, l...

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Main Authors: Fuminao Kamijo, Hisashi Uhara, Hitomi Kubo, Kazue Nakanaga, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Norihisa Ishii, Ryuhei Okuyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/337825