Disseminated cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium chelonae mimicking panniculitis in a patient with dermatomyositis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 515-519

  Leung, Y Y ^a   Choi, K W ^b   Ho, K M ^c   Kun, E W L ^a  

^a TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Mycobacterium chelonae; Mycobacterium infections, atypical; Panniculitis; Skin diseases, bacterial

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PANNICULITIS; RECTUM CARCINOMA; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PANNICULITIS; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN;

EID: 30944451131     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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