Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist

Cutaneous infections caused by the Mycobacterium chelonae complex show a heterogeneous clinical presentation, which varies according to the patient’s immune status. Most standard antimycobacterials have no effect against these species. Clarithromycin alone was shown to provide adequate treatment, al...

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Autores principales:	Margarida Gaudencio, André Carvalho, Maria Inês Bertão, Ivo Barreiro, Maria Isabel Bessa, Abílio Gonçalves
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Publicado:	SMC MEDIA SRL 2021
Materias:	mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection immunosuppression atypical specimens Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b0aa903eb7e6421eb778c7b7af219a1f2021-11-23T16:02:20ZMycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist2284-259410.12890/2021_003013https://doaj.org/article/b0aa903eb7e6421eb778c7b7af219a1f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3013https://doaj.org/toc/2284-2594Cutaneous infections caused by the Mycobacterium chelonae complex show a heterogeneous clinical presentation, which varies according to the patient’s immune status. Most standard antimycobacterials have no effect against these species. Clarithromycin alone was shown to provide adequate treatment, although resistance has been reported. Consequently, the literature supports multi-drug therapy to combat resistant strains. Here, we describe the case of a 59-year-old man under systemic immunosuppressive therapy who developed cutaneous lesions whose evolution was highly suggestive of atypical infection.Margarida GaudencioAndré CarvalhoMaria Inês BertãoIvo BarreiroMaria Isabel BessaAbílio GonçalvesSMC MEDIA SRLarticlemycobacterium chelonaecutaneous infectionimmunosuppressionatypical specimensMedicineRENEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2021)
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spellingShingle	mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection immunosuppression atypical specimens Medicine R Margarida Gaudencio André Carvalho Maria Inês Bertão Ivo Barreiro Maria Isabel Bessa Abílio Gonçalves Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist
description	Cutaneous infections caused by the Mycobacterium chelonae complex show a heterogeneous clinical presentation, which varies according to the patient’s immune status. Most standard antimycobacterials have no effect against these species. Clarithromycin alone was shown to provide adequate treatment, although resistance has been reported. Consequently, the literature supports multi-drug therapy to combat resistant strains. Here, we describe the case of a 59-year-old man under systemic immunosuppressive therapy who developed cutaneous lesions whose evolution was highly suggestive of atypical infection.
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author	Margarida Gaudencio André Carvalho Maria Inês Bertão Ivo Barreiro Maria Isabel Bessa Abílio Gonçalves
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title	Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist
title_short	Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist
title_full	Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist
title_fullStr	Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist
title_full_unstemmed	Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist
title_sort	mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection: a challenge for an internist
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Mycobacterium chelonae Cutaneous Infection: A Challenge for an Internist

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