Sporotrichoid dermatosis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus from a public bath

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 264-268

  Lee, Woong Jae ^a   Kim, Tae Won ^a   Shur, Ki Beom ^a   Kim, Bum Joon ^b   Kook, Yoon Hoh ^b   Lee, Jeung Hoon ^a   Park, Jang Kyu ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium abscessus; Public bath; Sporotrichoid dermatosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BATH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

EID: 0342313660     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02162.x     Document Type: Article

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