Suppurative inflammation with microabscess and pseudocyst formation is a characteristic histologic manifestation of cutaneous infections with rapid-growing Mycobacterium species

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 514-517

  Gable, Ashley D ^a   Marsee, Derek K ^a   Milner, Dan A ^a   Granter, Scott R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium chelonae; Rapid growing Mycobacterium; Suppuration

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZLOCILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISONE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; ABSCESS; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PATHOLOGY; SUPPURATION;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PREDNISONE; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SUPPURATION;

EID: 54049113485     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/DPCLAWWQNTB74JNB     Document Type: Article

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