Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae I infection extending in the lower extremities in a renal transplanted patient [2]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 504-505

  Ena, P ^a,b   Sechi, L A ^a   Molicotti, P ^a   Ortu, S ^a   Zanetti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Clinica Dermatologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PHLEBITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL;

EID: 21744452830     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01131.x     Document Type: Letter

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